Effects of ginsenosides injected intrathecally or intracerebroventricularly on antinociception induced by morphine administered intracerebroventricularly in the mouse

General Pharmacology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 873-877

  Suh, Hong Won ^a   Song, Dong Keun ^a   Kim, Yung Hi ^a  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antinociception; Ginsenosides; Morphine; Total saponin fraction

Indexed keywords

GINSENOSIDE; MORPHINE;

ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIL FLICK TEST;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GINSENOSIDES; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MORPHINE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SAPONINS;

EID: 0030695870     PISSN: 03063623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-3623(97)00026-8     Document Type: Article

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