Effects of some Malian medicinal plants on the respiratory tract of guinea-pigs

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1299-1303

  Occhiuto, F ^a   Sanogo, R ^a   Germano, M P ^a   Keita, A ^a,b   D'Angelo, V ^a   De Pasquale, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b Traditional Med Dept of Mali BP   (Mali)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID; CODEINE PHOSPHATE; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; HISTAMINE;

ALLERGY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRONCHODILATATION; BRONCHOSPASM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DRUG EFFICACY; GUINEA PIG; MALE; MALI; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

CROSSOPTERYX FEBRIFUGA; ENTADA AFRICANA; PTELEOPSIS SUBEROSA;

EID: 0033456149     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/0022357991776877     Document Type: Article

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