Effect of benzyl isothiocyanate on spontaneous and induced force of rat uterine contraction

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 415-422

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

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Benzyl isothiocyanate; Oxytocin; PGF2 ; Phytochemical; Smooth muscle; Uterine contraction

Indexed keywords

BENZYL ISOTHIOCYANATE; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; OXYTOCIN; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DEGENERATION; CELL VACUOLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; INCUBATION TIME; INTRAUTERINE PRESSURE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; UTERUS CONTRACTION; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DINOPROST; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; ISOTHIOCYANATES; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYOMETRIUM; OXYTOCIN; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 1442333594     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2003.10.011     Document Type: Article

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