Analgesic activity of extracts of the whole plant of Amaranthus spinosus Linn.

International Journal of Drug Development and Research

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 189-193

  Taiab, Jamaluddin Abu ^a   Nazmul, Qais ^a   Asif, Ali Mirza ^b   Amran, Howlader ^a   Shams Ud Doha, K M ^a   Apurba, Sarker Apu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^b JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Acetic acid induced writhing; Amaranthus spinosus; Analgesic activity; Radiant heat tail flick

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS EXTRACT; METHANOL; MORPHINE; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; TAIL FLICK TEST; WRITHING TEST;

EID: 84861328194     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09759344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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