Antinociceptive effect of methyleugenol on formalin-induced hyperalgesia in mice

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 553, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 99-103

  Yano, Shingo ^a,c   Suzuki, Yasuyuki ^a   Yuzurihara, Mitsutoshi ^a   Kase, Yoshio ^a   Takeda, Shuichi ^a,b   Watanabe, Satoshi ^a,c   Aburada, Masaki ^b   Miyamoto, Ken ichi ^c  

^a TSUMURA AND CO   (Japan)

^b MUSASHINO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antinociceptive effect; GABAA receptor; Methyleugenol; NMDA receptor

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DICLOFENAC; FORMALDEHYDE; METHYLEUGENOL; MUSCIMOL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYPERALGESIA; LICKING; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANESTHETICS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DICLOFENAC; EUGENOL; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; FORMALDEHYDE; GABA AGONISTS; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; MICE; MUSCIMOL; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NOCICEPTORS;

EID: 33751295051     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2006.09.020     Document Type: Article

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