Effects of estragole on the compound action potential of the rat sciatic nerve

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1193-1198

  Leal Cardoso, J H ^a   Matos Brito, B G ^a   Lopes Junior, J E G ^a   Viana Cardoso, K V ^a   Sampaio Freitas, A B ^a   Brasil, R O ^a   Coelho de Souza, A N ^a   Albuquerque, A A C ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Compound action potential; Essential oil; Estragole; Nerve conduction velocity; Sciatic nerve

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; ESTRAGOLE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; TERPENOID;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHRONAXY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; DRUG EXPOSURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MONITORING; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; RECORDING; SCIATIC NERVE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA; MUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 4444259053     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2004000800009     Document Type: Article

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