Bronchodilator activity of Mikania glomerata Sprengel on human bronchi and guinea-pig trachea

The Journal of pharmacy and pharmacology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 249-256

  de Moura, R Soares ^a   Costa, S S ^b   Jansen, J M ^a   Silva, C A ^a   Lopes, C S ^a   Bernardo Filho, M ^a   da Silva, V Nascimento ^a   Criddle, D N ^a   Portela, B Nunes ^a   Rubenich, L M S ^a   Araújo, R Gagliardi ^a   Carvalho, L C R M ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHOCONSTRICTING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; BRONCHUS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GUINEA PIG; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE; THORACIC AORTA; TRACHEA; VASODILATATION; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; ASTERACEAE; BRONCHI; BRONCHOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERIES; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TRACHEA; VASODILATION;

EID: 19044380835     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/0022357021778277     Document Type: Article

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