Anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities of red seaweed Dichotomaria obtusata [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2011 The aim of the present work was to investigate the anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects of red seaweed Dichotomaria obtusata, using classic tests in mice (ear edema induced by TPA and writhing induced by acetic acid).
Ana Iris Frías Vázquez +5 more
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First record of Dichotomaria obtusata (Ellis & Solander) Lamarck (Nemaliales, Rhodophyta) in the Mediterranean Sea [PDF]
Mediterranean Marine Science, 2015 Global climate change is causing the Mediterranean coastal area of Israel to gradually acquire tropical characteristics. Rising sea surface temperatures in the eastern Mediterranean basin have facilitated the introduction, settlement and establishment of hundreds of alien species (Zenetos et al. 2012).
HOFFMAN, R. +3 more
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Conspecificity of two morphologically distinct calcified red algae from the northwest Pacific Ocean: Galaxaura pacifica and G. filamentosa (Galaxauraceae, Rhodophyta). [PDF]
Bot Stud, 2013 Background Members of the calcified red algal genus, Galaxaura, are distributed predominantly in warm temperate, subtropical, and tropical regions worldwide.
Liu SL, Liao LM, Wang WL.
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The Potential of Seaweeds as a Source of Functional Ingredients of Prebiotic and Antioxidant Value. [PDF]
Antioxidants (Basel), 2019 Two thirds of the world is covered by oceans, whose upper layer is inhabited by algae. This means that there is a large extension to obtain these photoautotrophic organisms.
Gomez-Zavaglia A +4 more
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Checklist of marine macroalgae in two contiguous Marine Protected Areas in the south-western Atlantic. [PDF]
Biodivers Data JThe Costa das Algas Environmental Protection Area (EPA) and the Santa Cruz Wildlife Refuge (WR), located in the Espírito Santo Continental Shelf, Brazil, are outstanding marine protected areas due to their high biodiversity, particularly of macroalgae ...
Karez CS +11 more
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Current Trends on Seaweeds: Looking at Chemical Composition, Phytopharmacology, and Cosmetic Applications. [PDF]
Molecules, 2019 Seaweeds have received huge interest in recent years given their promising potentialities. Their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, hypolipemic, and anticoagulant effects are among the most renowned and studied bioactivities so far, and these ...
Salehi B +9 more
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Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2021 Abstract Objectives Osteoporosis is a major public health problem that is appeared with increasing age. This study evaluated the effect of the algae Dichotomaria obtusata methanol extract on osteogenic differentiation of the cultured bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMMSCs) in vitro and analyzed ...
Maryam Nekooei +4 more
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Introduced marine macroflora of Lebanon and its distribution on the Levantine coast [PDF]
, 2017 The marine macroflora introduced into Lebanon was studied through an analysis of historical data and field studies carried out since 1991. A total of 29 introduced species have been listed: 3 Chromobionta, 13 Rhodobionta, 12 Chlorobionta and 1 ...
Bitar, G. +7 more
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Potential of red seaweed (Dichotomania obtusata) on immune response and histopathology of rat testis exposed to nanoplastics [PDF]
, 2023 Polystyrene nanoplastics (NP) are often found in aquatic environments. The accumulation of nanoplastics in aquatic biota such as fish, shrimp, squid, shellfish, etc. can reduce the health of humans who consume them.
'Aini, Tazkia Q. +9 more
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Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2008 The type specimen of the red alga Alysium holtingii C. Agardh, described from Brazil, is located in the Lund Herbarium, and it is depicted for the first time in a publication. It is taxonomically identical to Dichotomaria obtusata (J. Ellis and Solander)
Michael J. Wynne
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