Bioassay-directed isolation of oxytocic principles from the methanol extract of Monechma ciliatum

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 696-699

  Uguru, M O ^a   Ekwenchi, M M ^a   Evans, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Monechma ciliatum; Oxytocic principle

Indexed keywords

MONECHMA CILIATUM EXTRACT; OXYTOCIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; MEDICINAL PLANT; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; FEMALE; LEUCINE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; METHANOL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; OXYTOCICS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TYROSINE; UTERUS;

EID: 0032787351     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199912)13:8<696::AID-PTR549>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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