Pharmacological studies of Striga senegalensis Benth (Scrophulariaceae) as an abortifacient

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 141-143

  Choudhury, M K ^a   Phillips, A L ^a   Mustapha, A ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Atropine inhibition of contractions; Isolated rat uterus; Methanol extract; Scrophulariaceae; Striga senegalensis

Indexed keywords

ABORTIVE AGENT; ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; PLANT EXTRACT; STRIGA SENEGALENSIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

STRIGA SENEGALENSIS;

EID: 0031885423     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199803)12:2<141::AID-PTR201>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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