Antioxidant Action of Mangrove Polyphenols against Gastric Damage Induced by Absolute Ethanol and Ischemia-Reperfusion in the Rat

Antioxidant Action of Mangrove Polyphenols against Gastric Damage Induced by Absolute Ethanol and Ischemia-Reperfusion in the Rat

Rhizophora mangle, the red mangrove, has long been known as a traditional medicine. Its bark has been used as astringent, antiseptic, hemostatic, with antifungic and antiulcerogenic properties. In this paper, we aimed to evaluate the antioxidant properties of a buthanolic fraction of the R. mangle b...

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Main Authors: Felipe Meira de-Faria, Ana Cristina Alves Almeida, Anderson Luiz-Ferreira, Christiane Takayama, Ricardo José Dunder, Marcelo Aparecido da Silva, Marcos José Salvador, Patrícia Verardi Abdelnur, Marcos Nogueira Eberlin, Wagner Vilegas, Walber Toma, Alba Regina Monteiro Souza-Brito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/327071

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/327071

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