January 2016

Effect of propolis on the reproductive toxicity induced by deltamethrin in male albino rats

The author has requested the retraction of this article.

Author(s): Wael M. Al-Amoudi

January 2016

Preclinical assessment of the acute toxicity and anti-inflammatory activity of Wissadula periplocifolia (L.) C. Presl ("jangadeira")

Wissadula periplocifolia (L.) C. Presl is a plant of the Malvaceae family that is popularly known as white velvet leaf (“jangadeira” and “malva-malva” in Brazil). Species of this family are used in folk medicine as diuretic, anti-inflammatory and anti-rheumatic agents. This study evaluated the acute toxicity and anti-inflammatory effects of a crude ethanolic extract of W. periplocifolia. Acute...

Author(s): Edla Julinda Ribeiro Coutinho Espinola Guedes, Josué do Amaral Ramalho, Luciana da Silva Nunes Ramalho, Gilson Espínola Guedes Neto, Andressa Brito Lira, Mateus Feitosa Alves, Guilherme Eduardo Nunes Dias, Yanna Carolina Fereira Teles, Caliandra Maria Bezerra Luna Lima, Maria de Fátima Vanderlei Souza, Margareth de Fátima Formiga Melo Diniz and Reinaldo Nóbrega de Almeida