Antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory effect of Agaricus blazei Murill in rats submitted to the modified formalin test

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The consumption of mushrooms in popular and traditional medicine is associated to immune modulating activity. It is known that decreasing the inflammatory process will decrease nociception. This study aimed at checking the antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activity of...

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Main Authors: Claudemir de Carvalho, Nathália Cardoso Alves, Aline Couto Monteiro, Naira Correia Cusma Pelógia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Estudo da Dor
Series:Revista Dor
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-00132011000100011&lng=en&tlng=en