Action of natural products on P2 receptors: A reinvented era for drug discovery

Molecules

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 13009-13025

  Faria, Robson ^a   Ferreira, Leonardo ^a   Bezerra, Rômulo ^a   Frutuoso, Valber ^a   Alves, Luiz ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antagonists; Natural products; P2 receptors

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; PURINERGIC P2 RECEPTOR; PURINERGIC P2 RECEPTOR AGONIST; PURINERGIC P2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

ANIMAL; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL AGENTS; DRUG DISCOVERY; HUMANS; PURINERGIC P2 RECEPTOR AGONISTS; PURINERGIC P2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; RECEPTORS, PURINERGIC P2;

EID: 84870195450     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules171113009     Document Type: Review

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