Antiasthmatic effects of picrorhiza kurroa: Androsin prevents allergen- and paf-induced bronchial obstruction in guinea pigs

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 95, Issue 2-3, 1991, Pages 128-133

  Dorsch, W ^a   Stuppner, H ^b   Wagner, H ^c,d   Gropp, M ^b   Demoulin, S ^c   Demoulinc, S ^d  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACETYLCHOLINE; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALLERGEN; ANDROSIN; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; AYURVEDIC DRUG; CALCIMYCIN; GLYCOSIDE; HISTAMINE; OVALBUMIN; PLANT EXTRACT; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATING FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BRONCHUS OBSTRUCTION; GUINEA PIG; LUNG DISEASE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOLOGY; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ACETATES; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ALLERGENS; ANIMAL; ASTHMA; BRONCHI; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; CHLOROFORM; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; COMPLEMENT 5A; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLYCOSIDES; GUINEA PIGS; HISTAMINE RELEASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; NEUTROPHILS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PLATELET ACTIVATING FACTOR; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0026005642     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000235416     Document Type: Article

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