Antiulcer activity of ethanolic extract of Encholirium spectabile Mart. ex Schult & Schult f. (Bromeliaceae) in rodents

This study evaluated the antiulcer activity of an ethanolic extract of Encholirium spectabile (ES-EtOH) by using different standard experimental models of induced acute gastric ulceration. ES-EtOH (100 mg/kg p.o) protected the gastric mucosa against ulceration that was induced by absolute ethanol (5...

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Main Authors: Katharinne I Moraes de Carvalho, Hélio B Fernandes, Flávia D Frota Machado, Irisdalva S Oliveira, Francisco A Oliveira, Paulo Humberto M Nunes, Julianeli T Lima, Jackson R G Silva Almeida, Rita C Meneses Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-01-01
Series:Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602010000400011