Analgesic effect of the alcoholic extract from the fruits of Morinda citrifolia

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 678, Issue , 2005, Pages 103-106

  Punjanon, T ^a   Nandhasri, P ^b  

^a RANGSIT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Abdominal constriction; Acetic acid; Antinoniceptive effect; Morphine; Noni; Writhing test

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745432168     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.678.13     Document Type: Conference Paper

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