Pharmacological actions of Heteromorpha trifoliata ("dombwe") on rat isolated muscle preparations

Central African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 9-13

  Katerere, D ^b   Parry, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCURONIUM; ATROPINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CYPROHEPTADINE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; SEROTONIN 2 RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; VERAPAMIL;

AFRICAN MEDICINE; ANIMAL; APIALES; ARTICLE; BARK; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOMETRIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; UTERUS CONTRACTION; ZIMBABWE;

ALCURONIUM; ANIMALS; APIACEAE; ATROPINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CYPROHEPTADINE; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; FEMALE; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOMETRIUM; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN, 5-HT2; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; UTERINE CONTRACTION; VERAPAMIL; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0642306486     PISSN: 00089176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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