Effect of extract of leaf and seed of Piper guineense on some smooth muscle activity in rat, guinea-pig and rabbit

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 596-599

  Udoh, Francis V ^a   Akpan, Jones O ^a   Ufaruna, Nathaniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Ileum; Jejunum; Leaf; Piper guineense; Seed; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; HISTAMINE; OXYTOCIN; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PRAZOSIN; PROPRANOLOL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GUINEA PIG; ILEUM; JEJUNUM; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; RABBIT; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE; UTERUS;

PIPER GUINEENSE;

EID: 0029825502     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199611)10:7<596::AID-PTR915>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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