Fatty acids (FA) are constituents of neuronal phospholipid membranes, where they are essential for the development and functioning of the brain. During the peak of neuronal growth, occurring during the last week of gestation ...

The aim of this study was to obtain new fish anesthetic and sedative drugs from Brazilian medicinal plants: Ocimum gratissimum (OG), Ocimum americanum (OA) e Hyptis mutabilis (HM). Essential oils from these plants were ...

Carotenoids are natural pigments soluble inversely associated with risk of a variety of diseases. In the Amazon region there is a wide variety of native fruits which are rich in carotenoids, which functional properties ...

Breast cancer, due to their prevalence in our environment and global public health is a disease subject of numerous contemporary studies. Some of these studies suggest that certain genes related to cell cycle and apoptosis ...

The use of medicinal plants for the treatment and prevention of disease is a common practice, despite their effects are few studied scientifically. Solanum guaraniticum, also known as false jurubeba, is a medicinal plant ...

Haloperidol is a typical neuroleptic widely used in the treatment of several psychotic disorders and it remains the most prescribed antipsychotic worldwide, due to its high potency and low cost. Despite its good therapeutic ...

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a complex disorder represented by a set of cardiovascular risk factors, including endothelial dysfunction, oxidative stress and inflammation. Syzygium cumini has hypoglycemic, anti-inflammatory, ...

The deficit of estrogen that accompanies menopause may be involved in the metabolic changes and increased oxidative stress during non-reproductive female life. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been used to attenuate ...

Zearalenone (ZEA) an estrogenic mycotoxin and, therefore the reproductive system as one of its main targets of toxicity. Besides being a mycotoxin and toxigenic immunosuppressive, the ZEA hematological changes and promotes ...

This study evaluated the anesthetic efficacy of eugenol and essential oils (EOs) of Aloysia triphylla and Lippia alba on aquaculture, as well as their stress-reducing effect during transport of shrimp and fish. The ...