Analgesic activity of Ugni molinae (murtilla) in mice models of acute pain

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 162-165

  Delporte, C ^a   Backhouse, N ^a   Inostroza, V ^a   Aguirre, M C ^a   Peredo, N ^a   Silva, X ^b   Negrete, R ^a   Miranda, H F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b Chilean Public Health Institute   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Analgesic activity triterpenoids; Myrtaceae; Tail flick assay; Tail formalin test; Ugni molinae; Writhing test

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ARACHIDONIC ACID; DICHLOROMETHANE; FLAVONOID GLYCOSIDE; FORMALDEHYDE; LIPOXYGENASE; METHANOL; OPIATE RECEPTOR; PLANT EXTRACT; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; TRITERPENOID;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; MALE; MOUSE; MYRTACEAE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PLANT LEAF; TAIL FLICK TEST; WRITHING TEST;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; FLAVONOIDS; GLYCOSIDES; IBUPROFEN; MALE; MICE; MYRTACEAE; PAIN; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; TRITERPENES;

MUS; MYRTACEAE; UGNI MOLINAE;

EID: 34247891440     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.02.018     Document Type: Article

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