MICROEMULSION OF BRAZIL NUT OIL AS A NATURAL PRODUCT TO IMPROVE SUPEROXIDE RELEASE IN HUMAN PHAGOCYTES

The aim of this study was to develop and characterize a Brazil nut oil microemulsion system and determine the effect of this microemulsion on the superoxide release in human phagocytes. The microemulsion was formulated using distilled water, Brazil nut as the oily phase, Sorbitan monooleate, Polysor...

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Main Authors: Karol Patel Fiori, Maycon de Paula Ribeiro Torres, Jessica Iara Schons, Elton Brito Ribeiro, Roberta Martins Nogueira, Leonardo G. Vasconcelos, Carla R. Andrighetti, Marcos José Jacinto, Denia M. de S. Valladão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química
Series:Química Nova
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422017000901051&lng=en&tlng=en