Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2012; 18(25): 3207-3214
Published online Jul 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i25.3207
Mangiferin, a natural xanthone, accelerates gastrointestinal transit in mice involving cholinergic mechanism
Talita Cavalcante Morais, Synara Cavalcante Lopes, Karine Maria Martins Bezerra Carvalho, Bruno Rodrigues Arruda, Francisco Thiago Correia de Souza, Maria Teresa Salles Trevisan, Vietla Satyanarayana Rao, Flávia Almeida Santos
Talita Cavalcante Morais, Synara Cavalcante Lopes, Karine Maria Martins Bezerra Carvalho, Bruno Rodrigues Arruda, Francisco Thiago Correia de Souza, Maria Teresa Salles Trevisan, Vietla Satyanarayana Rao, Flávia Almeida Santos, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Brazilian Semi-Arid Institute of Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza 60430-270, Brazil
Karine Maria Martins Bezerra Carvalho, Post-Graduate Programme in Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza 60430-140, Brazil
Francisco Thiago Correia de Souza, Maria Teresa Salles Trevisan, Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza 60451-970, Brazil
Author contributions: Morais TC designed the research; Morais TC, Lopes SC, Carvalho KMMB and Arruda BR contributed to the experimental part; Rao VS and Santos FA wrote the paper; de Souza FTC and Trevisan MTS isolated the compound mangiferin.
Supported by National Council of Technological and Scientific Development (CNPq); Ceará Foundation for the Support of Scientific and Technological Development of the Ceará State (FUNCAP), Brazil
Correspondence to: Vietla Satyanarayana Rao, Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Brazilian Semi-Arid Institute of Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Rua Cel. Nunes de Melo, 1127, Rodolfo Teófilo, Fortaleza 60430-270, Brazil. viet_rao@yahoo.com.br
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Received: November 30, 2011
Revised: April 25, 2012
Accepted: May 6, 2012
Published online: July 7, 2012
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