The xanthones gentiacaulein and gentiakochianin are responsible for the vasodilator action of the roots of Gentiana kochiana

Planta Medica

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 770-772

  Chericoni, Silvio ^a   Testai, Lara ^a   Calderone, Vincenzo ^a   Flamini, Guido ^a   Nieri, Paola ^a   Morelli, Ivano ^a   Martinotti, Enrica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENTIACAULEIN; GENTIAKOCHIANIN; METHANOL DERIVATIVE; NORADRENALIN; SWETIAPERENNIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHONE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; GENTIANA KOCHIANA; GENTIANACEAE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; RAT; VASCULAR RING; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; AORTA; CALCIUM CHANNELS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GENTIANA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VASODILATOR AGENTS; XANTHONES;

ANIMALIA; GENTIANA; GENTIANACEAE;

EID: 0141482072     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-42784     Document Type: Article

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