Antinociceptive mechanisms of orally administered decursinol in the mouse

Life Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 471-485

  Choi, Seong Soo ^a   Han, Ki Jung ^a   Lee, Jin Koo ^a   Lee, Han Kyu ^a   Han, Eun Jung ^a   Kim, Do Hoon ^a   Suh, Hong Won ^a  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adenosine receptor; Antinociception; Decursinol; Histamine receptor; Inflammatory pain; Serotonin receptor; 2 adrenoceptor

Indexed keywords

3,7 DIMETHYL 1 PROPARGYLXANTHINE; 8 (2 AMINO 4 CHLOROPHENYL) 1,3 DIPROPYLXANTHINE; ACETIC ACID; ANGELICA GIGAS EXTRACT; ANTINOCICEPTIVE AGENT; CYPROHEPTADINE; DECURSINOL; FORMALDEHYDE; GAMMA INTERFERON; GLUTAMIC ACID; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; METHYSERGIDE; NALOXONE; PLANT EXTRACT; RANITIDINE; SUBSTANCE P; THIOPERAMIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YOHIMBINE;

ANGELICA GIGAS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; HOT PLATE TEST; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; TAIL FLICK TEST; WRITHING TEST;

EID: 0037959776     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(03)00311-4     Document Type: Article

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