The contractile effects of the extracts of Eugenia uniflora on isolated rat duodenum

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 613-615

  Gbolade, A A ^a   Ilesanmi, O R ^a   Aladesanmi, A J ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Ethyl acetate extract; Eugenia uniflora; Leaf; Myrtaceae; Smooth muscle contraction

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACETYLCHOLINE; CHLOROFORM; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ESSENTIAL OIL; EUGENIA UNIFLORA EXTRACT; HEXANE; METHANOL; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PLANT EXTRACT; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUODENUM; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY;

EUGENIA UNIFLORA;

EID: 0029849729     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199611)10:7<613::AID-PTR880>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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