Evaluation of the antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities of Satureja thymbra L. essential oil

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 585-591

  Karabay Yavasoglu, N Ulku ^a   Baykan, Sura ^a   Ozturk, Bintug ^a   Apaydin, Sebnem ^a   Tuglular, Isik ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Antinociceptive; Essential oil; Mice; Rat; Satureja thymbra L.

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PHELLANDRENE; ALPHA THUJENE; BETA PINENE; BORNEOL; CAMPHENE; CARVACROL; CARYOPHYLLENE; CARYOPHYLLENE OXIDE; ESSENTIAL OIL; ETHER DERIVATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HUMULENE; LIMONENE; LINALOOL; MENTHONE; MYRCENE; NATURAL PRODUCT; OCIMENE; PARA CYMENE; PINENE; SABINENE; SATUREJA THYMBRA OIL; TERPINEN 4 OL; TERPINENE; THYMOL; THYMYL METHYL ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; HOT PLATE TEST; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAW EDEMA; RAT; ROTAROD TEST; SATUREJA THYMBRA; SAVORY; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; TAIL FLICK TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

LAMIACEAE; SATUREJA THYMBRA;

EID: 33750857295     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200600896827     Document Type: Article

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