Effects of leaf extract of Caesalpinia bonduc (Caesalpiniaceae) on the contractile activity of uterine smooth muscle of pregnant rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 149-155

  Datte J Y ^a   Traore A ^a   M Offoumou, A ^a   Ziegler, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ FÉLIX HOUPHOUËT BOIGNY   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Caesalpinia bonduc (Cebo); Calcium ions; Isolated myometrium; Pregnant rat

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; CAESALPINIA BONDUE EXTRACT; CALCIUM ION; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; EDETIC ACID; EGTAZIC ACID; POTASSIUM ION; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM MOBILIZATION; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FEMALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PREGNANCY; RAT; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; FEMALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYOMETRIUM; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; POTASSIUM; PREGNANCY; RATS;

EID: 0031938998     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(97)00144-X     Document Type: Article

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