Alcoholic extract of 'Bacopa monniera' reduces the in vitro effects of morphine withdrawal in guinea-pig ileum

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 82, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 75-81

  Sumathi, Thangarajan ^a   Nayeem, Mohamed ^b   Balakrishna, Kedike ^c   Veluchamy, Gopalsamy ^c   Devaraj, Sivasithamparam Niranjali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^b MADRAS VETERINARY COLLEGE   (India)

^c Ctrl Research Institute for Siddha   (India)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Bacopa monniera; Guinea pig ileum; Morphine; Naloxone

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; BACOPA MONNIERI EXTRACT; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; OPIATE AGONIST; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GUINEA PIG; ILEUM CONTRACTION; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

ANIMALS; BACOPA; ETHANOL; GUINEA PIGS; ILEUM; MALE; MORPHINE; PLANT COMPONENTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0036805322     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(02)00139-3     Document Type: Article

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