Uterine tonic activity of U-3107 a herbal preparation in rats

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 200-203

  Mitra, S K ^a   Gopumadhavan, S ^a   Venkataranganna, M V ^a   Sarma, D N K ^a   Anturlikar, S D ^a  

^a Himalaya Health Care   (India)

Author keywords

Herbal uterine tonic; Oestrogenic activity; U 3107

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; EVE CARE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; OXYTOCIN; PROGESTERONE; U 3107; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UTEROTONIC AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OVARIECTOMY; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; UTERUS WEIGHT;

EID: 0033020251     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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