Effect of isoorientin isolated from Arum palaestinum on uterine smooth muscle of rats and guinea pigs

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 173-177

  Afifi, F U ^a   Khalil, E ^a   Abdalla, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Arum palaestinum; Guinea pig; Isoorientin; Rat; Uterine smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

ISOORIENTIN; VITEXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DRUG ISOLATION; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; APIGENIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FLAVONOIDS; GUINEA PIGS; LUTEOLIN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; UTERINE CONTRACTION; UTERUS;

EID: 0033059439     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(98)00147-0     Document Type: Article

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