Effects of the major alkaloid of Hydrastis canadensis L., berberine, on rabbit prostate strips

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 589-591

  Baldazzi, C ^a   Leone, M G ^a   Casini, M L ^a   Tita, B ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adrenolytic activity; Berberine; Hydrastis canadensis; Rabbit prostate

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; NORADRENALIN; PHENYLEPHRINE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ADRENERGIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROSTATE; RABBIT;

EID: 0032410639     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199812)12:8<589::AID-PTR347>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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