Gramine: A vasorelaxing alkaloid acting on 5-HT2A receptors

Planta Medica

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 373-375

  Froldi, Guglielmina ^a   Silvestrin, Barbara ^a   Dorigo, Paola ^a   Caparrotta, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; GRAMINE; KETANSERIN; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 2A ANTAGONIST; SEROTONIN 2A RECEPTOR; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; NONHUMAN; RAT; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATATION;

ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; ARTERIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; KETANSERIN; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PHYTOTHERAPY; POACEAE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 2342527057     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-818953     Document Type: Article

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