Pharmacological effects of the monoterpene α,β-epoxy-carvone in mice

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 170-175

  De Sousa, Damião P ^a   Nóbrega, Franklin F F ^b   Claudino, Fladmir S ^b   De Almeida, Reinaldo N ^b   Leite, José R ^c   Mattei, Rita ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SERGIPE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Essential oil; Mice; Monoterpene; Pharmacological effects; , Epoxy carvone

Indexed keywords

EID: 34347254651     PISSN: 0102695X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-695x2007000200006     Document Type: Article

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