Pharmacological screening of a methanol extract from Mormodica charantia in rodents

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 305-307

  Aziba, P I ^a   Ekor, M ^a   Adedeji, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Contractil effect; Mormodica charantia; Writhing

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DIMETHYLTUBOCURARINE; METHANOL; MORMODICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; PARACETAMOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; RODENT; STOMACH MUSCLE; WRITHING TEST;

ANIMALIA; MORMODICA; MORMODICA CHARANTIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0034820092     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/phbi.39.4.305.5916     Document Type: Article

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