Spinal serotonergic system is partially involved in antinociception induced by Trigonella foenum-graecum (TFG) leaf extract

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-17

  Parvizpur, Alireza ^a   Ahmadiani, Abolhassan ^a   Kamalinejad, Mohammad ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Rat; Serotonergic system; Trigonella foenum graecum

Indexed keywords

5,7 DIHYDROXYTRYPTAMINE; NALOXONE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SEROTONIN; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM EXTRACT;

ANALGESIA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; FENUGREEK; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; SEROTONIN; SPINAL CORD; TRIGONELLA;

EID: 4544341429     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.05.020     Document Type: Article

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