Antinociceptive properties of extracts and two flavonoids isolated from leaves of Danae racemosa

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1536-1542

  Maleki Dizaji, Nasrin ^a   Fathiazad, Fatemeh ^a   Garjani, Alireza ^a  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Analgesic; Danae racemosa; Formalin test; Kaempferol; Opioid system; Quercetin

Indexed keywords

EID: 38049098241     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02977322     Document Type: Article

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