Bronchodilator activity of an aqueous fraction of an ethanol extract of the leaves of Cissampelos sympodialis Eichl. (Menispermaceae) in the guinea pig

Phytomedicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 233-238

  Thomas, G ^a   Araujo C C ^a   Duarte, J C ^a   De Souza, D P ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bronchodilation; Cissampelos sympodialis; In vitro and in vivo; Leaves

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; CISSAMPELOS; CISSAMPELOS SYMPODIALIS; MENISPERMACEAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0000982906     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0944-7113(97)80073-6     Document Type: Article

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