Salar Pourbaba

[ 1 ] - Effects of intra-fourth ventricle injection of crocin on capsaicin-induced orofacial pain in rats

Objectives: Crocin, a constituent of saffron and yellow gardenia, possesses anti-nociceptive effects. In the present study, we investigated the effects of intra-fourth ventricle injection of crocin in a rat model of orofacial pain. The contribution of opioid system was assessed using intra-fourth ventricle injection of naloxone, an opioid receptor antagonist. Materials and Methods: A guide cann...