Evaluation of antinociceptive, antinflammatory activities and phytochemical analysis of aerial parts of Urtica urens L.

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1807-1812

  Marrassini, Carla ^a   Acevedo, Cristina ^a   Miño, Jorge ^a   Ferraro, Graciela ^a   Gorzalczany, Susana ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

antiinflammatory; antinociceptive; chlorogenic acid; Urtica urens

Indexed keywords

CARRAGEENAN; CHLOROGENIC ACID; FORMALDEHYDE; INDOMETACIN; MORPHINE SULFATE; NALOXONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URTICA EXTRACT; URTICA URENS EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG STRUCTURE; FEMALE; HOT PLATE TEST; INFLAMMATION; LICKING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PAW EDEMA; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; STOMACH LESION; URTICA URENS; URTICACEAE; WRITHING TEST;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHLOROGENIC ACID; EDEMA; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; MICE; PAIN; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; URTICACEAE;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; URTICA URENS;

EID: 78649682542     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.3188     Document Type: Article

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