Antinociceptive activity of methanol extract of Muntingia calabura leaves and the mechanisms of action involved

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Sani, M H Mohd ^a   Zakaria, Z A ^a   Balan, T ^a   Teh, L K ^b   Salleh, M Z ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINOCICEPTIVE AGENT; ARGININE; ARGININE METHYL ESTER; METHANOL; METHYLENE BLUE; MORPHINE; MUNTINGIA CALABURA EXTRACT; NALOXONE; OPIATE RECEPTOR; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREFOOT; HOT PLATE TEST; IN VIVO STUDY; LICKING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 84861039071     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/890361     Document Type: Article

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