Pharmacological activity of (R)-(+)-pulegone, a chemical constituent of essential oils

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 66 C, Issue 7-8, 2011, Pages 353-359

  de Sousa, Damião P ^a   Nóbrega, Franklin F F ^b   de Lima, Maria R V ^b   de Almeida, Reinaldo N ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SERGIPE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Analgesic; Antinociceptive activity; Essential oils

Indexed keywords

AGASTACHE; LAMIACEAE; MUS;

EID: 79961231136     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2011-7-806     Document Type: Article

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