Study on the antinociceptive effects of Thymus broussonetii Boiss extracts in mice and rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 406-411

  ElHabazi, K ^a   Aboufatima, R ^a   Benharref, A ^a   Zyad, A ^b   Chait, A ^a   Dalal, A ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES SEMLALIA   (Morocco)

^b SULTAN MOULAY SLIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Antinociceptive activity; Opioid system; Rats and mice; Thymus broussonetii

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; FORMALDEHYDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; THYMUS BROUSSONETII EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; HOT PLATE TEST; LICKING; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; RAT; TAIL FLICK TEST; THYME; THYMUS BROUSSONETII; WRITHING TEST;

EID: 33748424369     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.03.029     Document Type: Article

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