Facilitating effect of harmaline on phenylephrine contraction in rabbit urethra

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 10, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages

  Bolle, P ^a   Casini, M L ^a   Mazzanti, G ^a   Palmery, M ^a   Tita, B ^a   Tucci, P ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

cyproheptadine; harmaline; nifedipine; phentolamine; phenylephrine; urethral strips

Indexed keywords

CYPROHEPTADINE; HARMALINE; NIFEDIPINE; PEGANUM HARMALA EXTRACT; PHENTOLAMINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; FACILITATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; RABBIT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; URETHRA;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PEGANUM HARMALA;

EID: 0030512358     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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