Effect of the crude extracts of Amoora rohituka stem bark on gastrointestinal transit in mice

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 304-307

  Chowdhury, R ^a   Rashid, R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

A. rohituka; Gastrointestinal motility; Laxative effect

Indexed keywords

AMOORA ROHITUKA EXTRACT; BARIUM SULFATE; DICHLOROMETHANE; LAXATIVE; LOPERAMIDE; METHANOL; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLANT EXTRACT; SENNOSIDE B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APHANAMIXIS POLYSTACHYA; ARTICLE; BARK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DEFECATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; ILEOCECAL VALVE; MALE; MILK; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT STEM; PYLORUS; SMALL INTESTINE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUSPENSION; TREE; WATER DEPRIVATION;

EID: 0142106441     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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