Investigation of the analgesic and antioxidant activity from an ethanol extract of seeds of sesamum indicum

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 595-598

  Nahar, L ^a   Rokonuzzaman, ^b  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^b KHULNA UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Analgesic effect; Free radical; Hydrogen donation; Sesamum indicum

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; MOUSE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PLANT SEED; SESAME;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ETHANOL; HUMANS; MICE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PLANT EXTRACTS; SEEDS; SESAMUM;

PEDALIACEAE; SESAMUM INDICUM;

EID: 67049115668     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2009.595.598     Document Type: Article

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