Antinociceptive effects of the essential oil of Mentha x villosa leaf and its major constituent piperitenone oxide in mice

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 655-659

  Sousa, P J C ^a   Linard, C F B M ^b   Azevedo Batista, D ^b   Oliveira, A C ^b   Coelho de Souza, A N ^b   Leal Cardoso, J H ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Anti inflammatory effect; Mentha x villosa essential oil; Nociception; Piperitenone oxide

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ESSENTIAL OIL; FORMALDEHYDE; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; PIPERITENONE;

ANALGESIA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOT PLATE TEST; LATENT PERIOD; LICKING; MALE; MENTHA; MENTHA X VILLOSA; MOUSE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PAIN; PLANT LEAF; ROTAROD TEST; WATER IMMERSION; WRITHING TEST;

LAMIACEAE; MENTHA VILLOSA; MUS;

EID: 68649105035     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2009000700010     Document Type: Article

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