Inhibition of Calotropis procera latex-induced inflammatory hyperalgesia by oxytocin and melatonin

Mediators of Inflammation

Volumn 2005, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 360-365

  Padhy, Biswa M ^a   Kumar, Vijay L ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALOTROPIS PROCERA EXTRACT; CARRAGEENAN; DEXAMETHASONE; MELATONIN; OXYTOCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CLIMBING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FUNCTION TEST; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HYPERALGESIA; INFLAMMATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PAW EDEMA; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; CALOTROPIS; CARRAGEENAN; EDEMA; HYPERALGESIA; LATEX; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MELATONIN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OXYTOCIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA; CALOTROPIS PROCERA;

EID: 29144507324     PISSN: 09629351     EISSN: 14661861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/MI.2005.360     Document Type: Article

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