Naloxone-resistant antinociceptive activity in the essential oil of Psidium pohlianum Berg

Phytomedicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 197-201

  Santos, F A ^b   Rao, V S N ^a   Silveira, E R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Antinociception; Essential oil; Naloxone; Psidium pohlianum

Indexed keywords

MYRTACEAE; PSIDIUM; PSIDIUM POHLIANUM;

EID: 0000337394     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0944-7113(96)80036-5     Document Type: Article

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