Effects of Zuccagnia punctata on the gastrointestinal tract in rats and mice

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 404-406

  Ortega, C A ^a   Maria A O M ^a   Giordano, O S ^a   Gianello, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Chalcones; Gastroprotective activity; Intestinal transit; Zuccagnia punctata

Indexed keywords

2',4' DIHYDROXY 3' METHOXYCHALCONE; 2',4' DIHYDROXYCHALCONE; ACETONE; ALCOHOL; CHALCONE DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZUCCAGNIA PUNCTATA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DIARRHEA; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; INTESTINE ULCER; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RAT; ZUCCAGNIA PUNCTATA;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; ANTIDIARRHEALS; CAESALPINIA; CASTOR OIL; DIARRHEA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; MALE; MICE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STOMACH ULCER;

FABACEAE; ZUCCAGNIA PUNCTATA;

EID: 0038221201     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1127     Document Type: Article

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