Antinociceptive, Anti-inflammatory Effects and Acute Toxicity of Aqueous and Ethanolic Extracts of Myrtus communis L. Aerial Parts in Mice

JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 242-247

  Hosseinzadeh, Hossein ^a   Khoshdel, Mohammad ^b   Ghorbani, Maryam ^b  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Anti inflammatory; Antinociceptive; Mice; Myrtus communis L.

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; ALKALOID; DICLOFENAC; FLAVONOID; MORPHINE; MYRTUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT; NALOXONE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; TANNIN; XYLENE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; EAR DISEASE; EDEMA; HOT PLATE TEST; INFLAMMATION; LD 50; MALE; MOUSE; MYRTLE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WRITHING TEST;

EID: 84155170908     PISSN: 20052901     EISSN: 20938152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jams.2011.09.015     Document Type: Article

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