Antinociceptive effect of aqueous extract of Origanum vulgare L. in male rats: Possible involvement of the GABAergic system

Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 407-413

  Khaki, Mohammad Reza Afarineshe ^a,b   Pahlavan, Yasamin ^b,c   Sepehri, Gholamreza ^b   Sheibani, Vahid ^b   Pahlavan, Bahare ^c  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ARDABIL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antinociceptive activities; Bicuculline; Muscimol; Origanum vulgare

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; BICUCULLINE; CARVACROL; MUSCIMOL; OREGANO EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; ROSMARINIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CANNULA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; MALE; NONHUMAN; OREGANO; RAT; TAIL FLICK TEST; THERMAL STIMULATION;

EID: 84878931864     PISSN: 17350328     EISSN: 17266890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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