Activity of alkaloids on peptic ulcer: What's new?

Molecules

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 929-950

  Do Nascimento, Raphaela Francelino ^a   De Sales, Igor Rafael Praxedes ^a   De Oliveira Formiga, Rodrigo ^a   Barbosa Filho, José Maria ^a   Sobral, Marianna Vieira ^a   Tavares, Josean Fechine ^a   De Fátima Formiga Melo Diniz, Margareth ^a   Batista, Leônia Maria ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Gastroprotective; Natural products; Peptic ulcer; Review

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DISEASE MODEL; HUMAN; PEPTIC ULCER;

ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; PEPTIC ULCER;

EID: 84921685221     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules20010929     Document Type: Review

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