Rhoicissus tridentata subsp. cuneifolia: The effect of geographical distribution and plant storage on rat uterine contractile activity

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 299-302

  Katsoulis, L C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Distribution storage; Herbal remedy; Rhoicissus tridentata; Spatial variation; Vitaceae

Indexed keywords

RHOICISSUS; RHOICISSUS TRIDENTATA; TRIDENTATA; VITACEAE;

EID: 0032745133     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30999-6     Document Type: Article

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