The pharmacological basis for the use of dried sheep placenta in traditional obstetric practice in Nigeria

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-36

  Onuaguluchi, G ^a   Ghasi, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Dried sheep placenta; Langendorff heart; Mammalian smooth muscle; Oxytocic effect

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; OXYTOCIC AGENT; PHENTOLAMINE; PLACENTA EXTRACT; PROMETHAZINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAT; CHRONOTROPISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG STABILITY; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; HEART ATRIUM MUSCLE; HINDLIMB; ILEUM; INOTROPISM; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ISOLATED HEART; LABOR INDUCTION; MALE; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; OBSTETRICS; PH; RAT; SHEEP; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UTERUS;

EID: 0030272731     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-8741(96)01445-6     Document Type: Article

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