Reversal of morphine tolerance and dependence by Passiflora incarnata - A traditional medicine to combat morphine addiction

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 576-580

  Dhawan, Kamaldeep ^a   Kumar, Suresh ^a   Sharma, Anupam ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Addiction; Analgesia; Dependence; Morphine; Passiflora incarnata Linneaus; Withdrawal effects

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; MORPHINE SULFATE; NALOXONE; PASSIFLORA INCARNATA EXTRACT;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; MALE; MORPHINE ADDICTION; MORPHINE TOLERANCE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PASSIFLORA INCARNATA; PASSION FRUIT; TAIL FLICK TEST; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ANIMALIA; PASSIFLORA EDULIS; PASSIFLORA INCARNATA;

EID: 0036998637     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/phbi.40.8.576.14660     Document Type: Article

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