Extract from Sickingia williamsii reduces morphine withdrawal in vitro

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 622-624

  Capasso, A ^a   Aquino, R ^a   De Simone, F ^a   Sorrentino, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Drug abuse; Morphine; Rubiaceae; Sickingia wiliamsii; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GUINEA PIG; ILEUM; MALE; NONHUMAN; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

SICKINGIA WILLIAMSII;

EID: 0029802967     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199611)10:7<622::AID-PTR904>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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