The Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a global epidemics and considered as an inflammation related disease. Myracrodruon urundeuva (Anacardiaceae) is used in Northeast Brazil, because of its anti-inflammatory properties. The species is known to present tannins and chalcones among its active compounds. The objectives of the work were to investigate the antidiabetic and hypolipidemic activities of the stem bark decoction ...
Made available in DSpace on 2018-12-11T17:21:02Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2018-09-01; Acute kidney injury (AKI) is one of the most important complications of bothropic poisoning and its early identification remains challenging. The nephrotoxicity of Bothrops insularis venom (BinsV) was previously described by our research group. In this study, we continued to evaluate the effect of BinsV...
The technique of cryopreservation of fish embryos has not efficient results yet, however, the cooling of embryos has been used with satisfactory results. The aim of this study was cooling embryos Colossoma macropomum subjected to a temperature of 2ºC at different times of storage. Embryos were used in the following embryonic stages: blastoderm - 1.2 hours post-fertilization (hpf), epibolia - 5-hpf; closing blas...
The snakes from the genus Crotalus in Brazil are represented by only one specie, Crotalus durissus. The poisoning by a sub-specie Crotalus durissus cascavella leads to systemic alterations, and is responsible for preliminary cause of death after the ophidic accident. This study aimed to evaluate the pharmacological effects of the snake venom Crotalus durissus cascavella - Ce (Cdcasca). This work looked at the a...