Thiophenes and furans derivatives: A new class of potential pharmacological agents

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-44

  Meotti, Flavia C ^a   Silva, Dagoberto O ^a   Dos Santos, Adair R S ^b   Zeni, Gilson ^a   Rocha, Joao Batista T ^a   Nogueira, Cristina W ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Antinociceptive; Antioxidant; Furan; Hydroperoxide tone; Thiophene

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; FURAN; FURAN DERIVATIVE; LIVER ENZYME; PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE; THIOPHENE; THIOPHENE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 84984537287     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2003.08.008     Document Type: Article

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