Terpinen-4-ol: Mechanisms of relaxation on rabbit duodenum

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 467-474

  Nascimento, Nilberto R F ^a   Leal Cardoso, José H ^a   Lessa, Lucília M A ^a   Roriz Filho, Jarbas S ^a   Cunha, Karina M A ^a   Fonteles, Manassés C ^a,b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b MACKENZIE PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1H 1,2,4 OXADIAZOLO[4,3 A]QUINOXALIN 1 ONE; 4 AMINOPYRIDINE; APAMIN; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CALCIUM ION; CARBACHOL; CHARYBDOTOXIN; CROTON EXTRACT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; HEXAMETHONIUM; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NIFEDIPINE; PHENTOLAMINE; POTASSIUM ION; PROPRANOLOL; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; TERPINEN 4 OL; TETRODOTOXIN; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COLIC; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROTON; DRUG MECHANISM; DUODENUM; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; IN VITRO STUDY; INTESTINAL SPASM; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; INTESTINE MUSCLE; MALE; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE;

ANIMALS; DUODENUM; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; RABBITS; TERPENES;

EID: 17144385135     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/0022357055696     Document Type: Article

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