Nitroparacetamol exhibits anti-inflammatory and anti-nociceptive activity

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 130, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1453-1456

  Al Swayeh, O A ^a   Futter, L E ^b   Clifford, R H ^b   Moore, P K ^b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Carboxymethylcellulose; Carrageenan; Hyperalgesia; Nitroparacetamol; Oedema; Paracetamol

Indexed keywords

ANTIPYRETIC ANALGESIC AGENT; CARRAGEENAN; NCX 170; NITROPARACETAMOL; PARACETAMOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0033865189     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703509     Document Type: Article

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