Antinociceptive effect of the essential oil from Cymbopogon citratus in mice

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 323-327

  Viana, G S B ^a   Vale, T G ^a   Pinho, R S N ^a   Matos, F J A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antinociceptive activity; Cymbopogon citratus; Essential oil

Indexed keywords

ANTINOCICEPTIVE AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; NALOXONE;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HOT PLATE TEST; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY;

ACETIC ACIDS; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CARIBBEAN REGION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; FORMALDEHYDE; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; OILS, VOLATILE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; POACEAE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0034662470     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(99)00168-3     Document Type: Article

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