Anti-inflammatory activity of alkaloids: An update from 2000 to 2010

Molecules

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 8515-8534

  Souto, Augusto Lopes ^a   Tavares, Josean Fechine ^a   Da Silva, Marcelo Sobral ^a   De Diniz, Margareth Fátima Formiga Melo ^a   De Athayde Filho, Petrônio Filgueiras ^a   Barbosa Filho, José Maria ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Anti inflammatory activity; Experimental models; Inflammation; Review

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; AUTACOID; ISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; REVIEW;

ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; ISOQUINOLINES; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 80054934145     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules16108515     Document Type: Review

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