Nociceptive and edematogenic responses elicited by a crude bristle extract of Lonomia obliqua caterpillars

Toxicon

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 273-278

  De Castro Bastos, Lúcia ^a   Veiga, Ana Beatriz Gorini ^b   Guimarães, Jorge A ^b   Tonussi, Carlos Rogério ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aftersensation; Allodynia; Hematuria; Inflammation; Pain

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; FORMALDEHYDE; GUANETHIDINE; INDOMETACIN; INSECT VENOM; LORATADINE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; EPISTAXIS; HEMATURIA; LONOMIA OBLIQUA; MALE; MOTH; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WATER IMMERSION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ARTHROPOD VENOMS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EDEMA; GUANETHIDINE; INDOMETHACIN; LORATADINE; MALE; PAIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA; LONOMIA; PHACELIA CONGESTA;

EID: 1642343720     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2003.12.003     Document Type: Article

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