Antinociceptive activity of Mentha piperita leaf aqueous extract in mice

Libyan Journal of Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-5

  Taher, Yousef A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIPOLI   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

Analgesic activity; Mentha piperita; Mice; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; INDOMETACIN; PEPPERMINT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PAW EDEMA; PLANT LEAF; THERMAL STIMULATION;

EID: 84859533922     PISSN: 19932820     EISSN: 18196357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ljm.v7i0.16205     Document Type: Article

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