Acute effect of alkaloids from Hydrastis canadensis L. on guinea-pig ileum: Structure-activity relationships

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 10, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages

  Cometa, M F ^a   Galeffi, C ^b   Palmery, M ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

benzylisoquinoline alkaloid pharmacology; guinea pig ileum; Hydrastis canadensis; structure activity

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALKALOID; ATROPINE; BERBERINE; CANADALINE; CANADINE; HEMICHOLINIUM 3; HEXAMETHONIUM; HYDRASTINE; PLANT EXTRACT; TETRODOTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; GUINEA PIG; HYDRASTIS; ILEUM; MALE; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; HYDRASTIS; HYDRASTIS CANADENSIS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0030498117     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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