Ultrastructural analysis of kidney, liver and duodenum isolated from treated rats with Ginkgo biloba extract and effects of this medicinal plant on the biodistribution of the radiopharmaceutical sodium pertechnetate

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue SPECIALISSUE, 2008, Pages 185-190

  Moreno, Silvana Ramos Farias ^a,b   de Carvalho, Jorge José ^b   Nascimento, Ana Lúcia ^b   Arnobio, Adriano ^a   Olej, Beni ^a   de Oliveira Timóteo, Margareth ^a   de Araújo Caldas, Luiz Querino ^a   Filho, Mário Bernardo ^b  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biodistribution; Ginkgo biloba; Morphology; Technetium 99m; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859731143     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: 16784324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-89132008000700030     Document Type: Article

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