Cistus incanus and Cistus monspeliensis inhibit the contractile response in isolated rat smooth muscle

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 92, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 245-250

  Attaguile, G ^a   Perticone, G ^a   Mania, G ^a   Savoca, F ^a   Pennisi, G ^a   Salomone, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cistaceae; Cistus incanus; Cistus monspeliensis; Rat aorta; Rat ileum; Spasmolytic effect

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CISTUS INCANUS EXTRACT; CISTUS MONSPELIENSIS EXTRACT; PHENYLEPHRINE; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; CALCIUM ANTAGONISM; CISTUS INCANUS; CISTUS MONSPELIENSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; ILEUM; INTESTINE MUSCLE; ITALY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; AORTA; CISTUS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ILEUM; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SICILY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 2342611110     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.02.020     Document Type: Article

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