An evaluation of antinociceptive effect of methanol extracts of desmodium gangeticum (l.) dc. stems and Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn. Leaves on acetic acid-induced gastric pain in mice

Advances in Natural and Applied Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 365-369

  Jahan, Farhana Israt ^a   Hossain, Mohammad Shahadat ^a   Mamun, Abdullah Al ^a   Hossain, Tozammal ^a   Seraj, Syeda ^a   Chowdhury, Anita Rani ^a   Khatun, Zubaida ^a   Andhi, Nahin Zaman ^a   Chowdhury, Majeedul H ^b   Rahmatullah, Mohammed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVE   (Bangladesh)

^b NEW YORK CITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antinociceptive; Benincasa hispida; Desmodium gangeticum; Mice

Indexed keywords

BENINCASA HISPIDA; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITACEAE; DESMODIUM GANGETICUM; FABACEAE; MUS;

EID: 79960461782     PISSN: 19950772     EISSN: 19981090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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