Neuromuscular blocking activity of methanolic extract of Piper sarmentosum leaves in the rat phrenic nerve-hemidiaphragm preparation

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 135-142

  Ridtitid, Wibool ^a   Rattanaprom, Wattana ^a   Thaina, Peerarat ^a   Chittrakarn, Somsmorn ^a   Sunbhanich, Methi ^a  

^a Faculty of Science   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Methanolic extract of Piper sarmentosum; Neuromuscular blocking activity; Piper sarmentosum

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; NEOSTIGMINE; PIPER SARMENTOSUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SUXAMETHONIUM; TETRYLAMMONIUM; TUBOCURARINE CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEMIDIAPHRAGM; MALE; MUSCLE TWITCH; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRESYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; RAT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; DIAPHRAGM; FEMALE; MALE; METHANOL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS; PHRENIC NERVE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SCIATIC NERVE; SOLVENTS; SUCCINYLCHOLINE; TUBOCURARINE;

EID: 0032101930     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(98)00025-7     Document Type: Article

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