Anti-Inflammatory and Cytotoxic Activities of Chichipegenin, Peniocerol, and Macdougallin Isolated from Myrtillocactus geometrizans (Mart. ex Pfeiff.) Con

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 66, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 24-30

  Salazar, Juan Rodrigo ^a,d   Martinez Vazquez, Mariano ^a   Ramirez Apan, Teresa ^a   Nieto Camacho, Antonio ^a   Cespedes, Carlos L ^b   Rodrfguez Silverio, Juan ^c   Flores Murrieta, Francisco ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL BÍO BÍO   (Chile)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anti Infl ammatory; Cytotoxicity; Myrtillocactus geometrizans

Indexed keywords

MYRTILLOCACTUS GEOMETRIZANS; RATTUS;

EID: 79953057618     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2011-1-204     Document Type: Article

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