Essential oil of Croton nepetaefolius and its main constituent, 1,8-cineole, block excitability of rat sciatic nerve in vitro

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1158-1163

  Lima Accioly, P M ^a   Lavor Porto, P R ^a   Cavalcante, F S ^a   Magalhaes P J C ^b   Lahlou, S ^c   Morais, S M ^a   Leal Cardoso, J H ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

1,8 cineole; Compound action potential; Croton nepetaefolius; Essential oil; Excitability; Sciatic nerve

Indexed keywords

CINEOLE; CROTON OIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHRONAXY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROTON; CROTON NAPETAEFOLIUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; OSCILLOSCOPE; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; CROTON OIL; CYCLOHEXANOLS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MALE; MONOTERPENES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 33845521055     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: 14401681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2006.04494.x     Document Type: Article

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