Selective modulatory effects of the essential oil of Croton zehntneri on isolated smooth muscle preparations of the guinea-pig

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 189-194

  Coelho de Souza, A N ^a   Criddle, D N ^b   Leal Cardoso, J H ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bladder; Croton zehntneri; Ileum; Oscillations; Portal vein; Relaxation

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GUINEA PIG; INTESTINE MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; CROTON; CROTON ZEHNTNERI; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031944309     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199805)12:3<189::AID-PTR222>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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