Antinociceptive effects of the essential oil of Croton nepetaefolius on mice

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1215-1219

  Abdon, A P V ^a   Leal Cardoso, J H ^a   Coelho de Souza, A N ^a   Morais, S M ^a   Santos, C F ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Analgesic; Antinociception; Croton nepetaefolius; Essential oil; Formalin test; Hot plate test

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; APPETITE STIMULANT; CROTON OIL; ESSENTIAL OIL; FORMALDEHYDE; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; SEDATIVE AGENT; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROTON; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HOT PLATE TEST; LATENT PERIOD; LICKING; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; TIME; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WRITHING TEST;

ANIMALIA; CROTON;

EID: 0036817229     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2002001000015     Document Type: Article

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