Anti-Allodynia effect of safranal on neuropathic pain induced by spinal nerve transection in rat

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 4990-4996

  Zhu, Ke Jun ^a   Yang, Ji Shun ^a  

^a The 100th Hospital of PLA   (China)

Author keywords

Anti allodynia; Glial activation; Pro inflammatory cytokines; Safranal; Spinal nerve transaction

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTEGRIN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; PENTOBARBITAL; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PROPENTOFYLLINE; SAFRANAL; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT; CELL ACTIVATION; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROCUS SATIVUS; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; MALE; NERVE INJURY; NERVE TRANSECTION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION; RNA EXTRACTION; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

RATTUS;

EID: 84921523510     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19405901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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