Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3835

Full Length Research Paper

Caryocar brasiliense fruit intake ameliorates hepatic fat deposition and improves intestinal structure of rats

Lauane Gomes Moreno
  • Lauane Gomes Moreno
  • Programa Multicêntrico de Pós-graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Brazil.
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Lidiane Guedes Oliveira
  • Lidiane Guedes Oliveira
  • Programa Multicêntrico de Pós-graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Brazil.
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Dirceu Sousa Melo
  • Dirceu Sousa Melo
  • Programa Multicêntrico de Pós-graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Brazil.
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Liliane Vanessa Costa Pereira
  • Liliane Vanessa Costa Pereira
  • Programa Multicêntrico de Pós-graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Brazil.
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Karine Beatriz Costa
  • Karine Beatriz Costa
  • Programa Multicêntrico de Pós-graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Brazil.
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Joao Luiz Miranda
  • Joao Luiz Miranda
  • Programa Multicêntrico de Pós-graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Brazil.
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Etel Rocha Vieira
  • Etel Rocha Vieira
  • Programa Multicêntrico de Pós-graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Brazil.
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Flvio Castro Magalhes
  • Flvio Castro Magalhes
  • Programa Multicêntrico de Pós-graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Brazil.
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Marco Fabricio Dias-Peixoto
  • Marco Fabricio Dias-Peixoto
  • Programa Multicêntrico de Pós-graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Brazil.
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Elizabethe Adriana Esteves*
  • Elizabethe Adriana Esteves*
  • Programa Multicêntrico de Pós-graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 09 August 2016
  •  Accepted: 19 September 2016
  •  Published: 03 October 2016

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