Baicalin and baicalein, constituents of an important medicinal plant, inhibit intracellular Ca2+ elevation by reducing phospholipase C activity in C6 rat glioma cells

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1179-1182

  Kyo, Reiki ^a   Nakahata, Norimichi ^a   Sakakibara, Iwao ^b   Kubo, Masayoshi ^b   Ohizumi, Yasushi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TSUMURA AND CO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAICALEIN; BAICALIN; CALCIUM ION; CARBACHOL; FLAVONOID; HISTAMINE; INOSITOL PHOSPHATE; NORADRENALIN; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; TRITIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLIOMA CELL; ISOTOPE LABELING; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RAT;

SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS;

EID: 0031736653     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.1998.tb03331.x     Document Type: Article

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