Evaluation of the antinociceptive activity of extracts of Sonchus oleraceus L. in mice

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 306-310

  Vilela, Fabiana Cardoso ^a   de Mesquita Padilha, Marina ^a   dos Santos e Silva, Lucas ^a   Alves da Silva, Geraldo ^a   Giusti Paiva, Alexandre ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ALFENAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Asteraceae; Inflammatory pain; Nociception; Sonchus oleraceus; Tail flick assay; Tail formalin test; Writhing test

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; ANTINOCICEPTIVE AGENT; DICHLOROMETHANE; FORMALDEHYDE; INDOMETACIN; MORPHINE SULFATE; PLANT EXTRACT; SONCHUS OLERACEUS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FEMALE; HOT PLATE TEST; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; RESPONSE TIME; SONCHUS; SONCHUS OLERACEUS; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER IMMERSION; WRITHING TEST;

ACETIC ACID; ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HOT TEMPERATURE; INDOMETHACIN; MALE; MICE; MORPHINE; PAIN; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; SONCHUS;

ASTERACEAE; MUS; SONCHUS OLERACEUS;

EID: 67449135855     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.04.037     Document Type: Article

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