The monoterpene alkaloid cantleyine from Strychnos trinervis root and its spasmolytic properties

Phytomedicine

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 169-176

  Da Silva, T M S ^a   Da Silva, B A ^a   Mukherjee, R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ca+2 channels; Cantleyine; Spasmolytic actions; Strychnos trinervis

Indexed keywords

CAVIA PORCELLUS; STRYCHNOS TRINERVIS; SUS SCROFA;

ALKALOID; CANTLEYINE; CARBACHOL; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; HISTAMINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; ILEUM; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; WISTAR RAT;

ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CARBACHOL; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; HISTAMINE; ILEUM; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; PARASYMPATHOMIMETICS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0033159356     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0944-7113(99)80005-1     Document Type: Article

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