Effect of Aframomum melegueta seed extract on castor oil-induced diarrhea

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 330-333

  Umukoro, S ^a   Ashorobi, R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Aframomum melegueta; Antidiarrheal; Castor oil; Inhibition; Prostaglandins

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AFRAMOMUM MELEGUETA EXTRACT; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ARGININE; ASCORBIC ACID; CASTOR OIL; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AFRAMOMUM MELEGUETA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; INTESTINE FLUID; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; RAT; ZINGIBERACEAE;

AFRAMOMUM MELEGUETA; ANIMALIA;

EID: 22644436539     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200590951748     Document Type: Article

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