Abstract Urban agriculture is very common in the cities, as Rio de Janeiro and adjacencies, being important as economic activity. However, this practice can create appropriate conditions for establishment and maintenance of life cycle of many parasites. Lymneid snails can act as intermediate hosts of ma...
Background: Epigenetic modifications are key factors modulating the expression of genes involved in the synthesis of phytochemicals. The knowledge of plant epigenetic and genetic variations can contribute to enhance the production of bioactive compounds. These issues have been little explored thus far in...
Introduction: the Eclipta alba is kwoned as ``agrião do brejo´´ in Brazil. Etnomedical studies consider it as antinflamatory and analgesic plant. Objective: To determine the excitation`s threshold of nociceptive system in mice trated whith diferents doses of hydroalcoholic stratum, 30% of Eclipta alba...
Watercress (Nasturtium officinale, Cruciferae; W. Aiton) is a vegetable widely consumed in our country, with nutritional and potentially chemopreventive properties. Previous reports from our laboratory demonstrated the protective effect of watercress juice against DNA damage induced by cyclophosphamide i...
