Therapeutic Effects of Thymoquinone in a Model of Neuropathic Pain

Current Therapeutic Research - Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 76, Issue , 2014, Pages 11-16

  Çelik, Feyzi ^a   Göçmez, Cüneyt ^a   Karaman, Haktan ^a   Kamaşak, Kağan ^a   Kaplan, Ibrahim ^a   Akil, Eşref ^a   Tufek, Adnan ^a   Guzel, Abdulmenap ^a   Uzar, Ertuğrul ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Heat cold allodynia; Mechanical allodynia; Neuropathic pain; Thymoquinone

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ARYLDIALKYLPHOSPHATASE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; MALONALDEHYDE; NITRIC OXIDE; THYMOQUINONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEAT; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 84907179605     PISSN: 0011393X     EISSN: 18790313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.curtheres.2013.11.001     Document Type: Article

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