Antinociceptive effect of the extract of Morus nigra leaves in mice

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1381-1385

  De Mesquita Padilha, Marina ^a   Vilela, Fabiana Cardoso ^a   Da Silva, Marcelo José Dias ^a   Dos Santos, Marcelo Henrique ^a   Alves Da Silva, Geraldo ^a   Giusti Paiva, Alexandre ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ALFENAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Formalin test; Inflammatory pain; Morus nigra; Nociception; Tail flick assay; Writhing test

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ANTINOCICEPTIVE AGENT; DICHLOROMETHANE; FORMALDEHYDE; INDOMETACIN; MORPHINE; MORUS NIGRA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; HOT PLATE TEST; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORUS NIGRA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIL IMMERSION TEST; TOXICITY TESTING; WRITHING TEST;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; MALE; MICE; MORUS; PAIN; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES;

MORUS NIGRA; MUS;

EID: 74349129542     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2009.0012     Document Type: Article

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