Antinociceptive activity of natural honey in thermal-nociception models in mice

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 194-197

  Azim, M Kamran ^a,b   Perveen, Humera ^b   Mesaik, M Ahmed ^a   Simjee, Shabana U ^a,b  

^a Dr Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Acacia honey; Analgesic activity; Antinociception; Honey; Plectranthus honey

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; INDOMETACIN; MALTOSE; SUCROSE;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; HEAT STRESS; HONEY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; TAIL FLICK TEST;

ACACIA; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; CITRUS; HEAT; HONEY; INDOMETHACIN; MICE; MODELS, ANIMAL; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PLECTRANTHUS; ZIZIPHUS;

ACACIA; MUS; PLECTRANTHUS;

EID: 33846968839     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2049     Document Type: Article

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