Antinociceptive activity of fractions from Couroupita guianensis Aubl. leaves

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 407-413

  Pinheiro, Mariana M G ^a   Bessa, Sidnei O ^a   Fingolo, Catharina E ^a   Kuster, Ricardo M ^a   Matheus, Maria Eline ^a   Menezes, Fábio S ^b   Fernandes, Patrícia Dias ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Anti inflammatory activity; Antinociceptive activity; Couroupita guianensis; Lecythidaceae; Opioid

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALCOHOL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTINOCICEPTIVE AGENT; ATROPINE; BUTANOL; COUROUPITA GUIANENSIS EXTRACT; DICHLOROMETHANE; HEXANE; MECAMYLAMINE; MORPHINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NALOXONE; NITRIC OXIDE; OPIATE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUROUPITA GUIANENSIS; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; HOT PLATE TEST; LECYTHIDACEAE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; LECYTHIDACEAE; MALE; MICE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES;

ANIMALIA; COUROUPITA GUIANENSIS; LECYTHIDACEAE; MUS;

EID: 73749088656     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.10.025     Document Type: Article

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