Ligustilide attenuates pain behavior induced by acetic acid or formalin

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 211-214

  Du, Junrong ^a   Yu, Yan ^a   Ke, Ya ^a,b   Wang, Chenyuen ^a   Zhu, Li ^a,c   Qian, Zhong Ming ^a,c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Prince of Wales Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^c NANTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acetic acid induced writhing test; Danggui; Formalin test; Ligustilide (LIG); Pain; Primary dysmenorrhoea

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; FORMALDEHYDE; LIGUSTILIDE;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; IN VIVO STUDY; LICKING; MOUSE; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PAIN; WRITHING TEST;

4-BUTYROLACTONE; ACETIC ACID; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; FORMALDEHYDE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

ANIMALIA; DANGGUI;

EID: 34248170808     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.02.007     Document Type: Article

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