Effect of matricaria recutita on acute pain in the presence and absence of sex hormones

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 190-197

  Kesmati, Mahnaz ^a   Barfinejad, Neda ^a   Moghadam, Hadi Fathi ^b  

^a SHAHID CHAMRAN UNIVERSITY OF AHVAZ   (Iran)

^b AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Estradiol benzoate; Hot plate; Matricaria recutita; Pain; Progesterone; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA EXTRACT; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GONADECTOMY; HOT PLATE TEST; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; SEDATION;

EID: 34548646070     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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