Contractile effect of (+)-glaucine in the isolated guinea-pig ileum

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 377, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 215-218

  Izzo, Angelo A ^a   Borrelli, Francesca ^a   Capasso, Francesco ^a   Capasso, Raffaele ^a   Pinto, Luisa ^a   Cristoni, Aldo ^b   Mascolo, Nicola ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b INDENA S P A   (Italy)

^c Via Ponte Don Melillo 84084 F   (Italy)

Author keywords

Glaucine; Intestine; Leukotriene; Prostaglandin; Protein kinase C

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; ATROPINE; BISINDOLYLMALEIMIDE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; GLAUCINE; HEXAMETHONIUM; INDOMETACIN; LEUKOTRIENE; METHYSERGIDE; NALOXONE; NIFEDIPINE; NOLPITANTIUM; NORDIHYDROGUAIARETIC ACID; PROPRANOLOL; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROTEIN KINASE C; RIMONABANT; SAREDUTANT; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GUINEA PIG; ILEUM; ILEUM CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

ANIMALS; APORPHINES; CALCIUM CHANNELS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; GUINEA PIGS; ILEUM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; PROTEIN KINASE C;

EID: 0032769133     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(99)00445-8     Document Type: Article

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