Recent results on the pharmacodynamics of alkaloids from Strychnos in Madagascar;Resultats recents sur la pharmacodynamie d'alcaloides de Strychnos malgaches

Cahiers Sante

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 249-253

  Rasoanaivo, Philippe ^a   Ratsimamanga Urverg, Suzanne ^a   Frappier, François ^a  

^a INSTITUT MALGACHE DE RECHERCHES APPLIQUÉES   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; CHLOROQUINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; STRYCHNINE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CENTRAL MUSCLE RELAXANT; CONVULSANT AGENT; MALAGASHANINE; STRYCHNOBRASILINE;

ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; CONVULSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG POTENTIATION; MALARIA; MUSCLE RELAXATION; REVIEW; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MADAGASCAR; PLANT;

ALKALOIDS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ANTIMALARIALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CHLOROQUINE; CONVULSANTS; HUMANS; MADAGASCAR; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; PLANTS, TOXIC;

EID: 0029833631     PISSN: 11575999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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