Tocolytic and toxic activity of papaya seed extract on isolated rat uterus

Life Sciences

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 581-592

  Adebiyi, Adebowale ^a   Adaikan, P Ganesan ^a   Prasad, R N V ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Benzyl isothiocyanate; Myometrium; Papaya seeds; Uterine contractions

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; AROMATIC COMPOUND; BENZYL ISOTHIOCYANATE; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; ION; OXYTOCIN; PAPAYA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; RINGER SOLUTION; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL VACUOLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; ENDOMETRIAL DISEASE; EXTRACTION; FEMALE; INCUBATION TIME; INHIBITION KINETICS; ISOLATED ORGAN; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PAPAYA; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT SEED; PREGNANCY; RAT; STAINING; STANDARD; SUSPENSION; TISSUE; TISSUE DEGENERATION; TOCOLYSIS; TOXICITY; UTERUS; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

CARICA; CARICA PAPAYA;

EID: 0242408548     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2003.06.035     Document Type: Article

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