Pharmacological investigation of Ocimum gratissimum in rodents

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 427-429

  Aziba, P I ^a   Bass, D ^b   Elegbe, Y ^b  

^a OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Mice; Ocimum gratissimum extract; Rabbit jejunum; Rat stomach strip

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM EXTRACT; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; JEJUNUM; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; STOMACH;

ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANIMALS; FEMALE; JEJUNUM; MALE; MICE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NIGERIA; OCIMUM BASILICUM; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RABBITS; RATS; STOMACH;

ANIMALIA; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0032769594     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199908/09)13:5<427::AID-PTR467>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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