Effects of Crinum glaucum aqueous extract on intestinal smooth muscle activity

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 413-416

  Okpo, S O ^a   Adeyemi, O O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Aqueous extract; Calcium chloride; Crinum glaucum; Gastrointestinal smooth muscle; Histamine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DUODENUM; GUINEA PIG; ILEUM; INTESTINE MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION;

CRINUM GLAUCUM;

EID: 0031718008     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199809)12:6<413::AID-PTR326>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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