Effects of curcumin and vitamin C on visceral nociception induced by acetic acid in rats

Medycyna Weterynaryjna

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 883-885

  Tamaddonfard, Esmaeal ^a,b   Tajik, Hossein ^a   Hamzeh Gooshchi, Nasrin ^a  

^a URMIA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b URMIA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Curcumin; Rats; Visceral nociception; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

RATTUS;

EID: 49049110905     PISSN: 00258628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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