Ascaridole-less infusions of Chenopodium ambrosioides contain a nematocide(s) that is(are) not toxic to mammalian smooth muscle

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 92, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 215-221

  MacDonald, D ^a   VanCrey, K ^b   Harrison, P ^b   Rangachari, P K ^a   Rosenfeld, J ^a   Warren, C ^a   Sorger, G ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ascaridole; Caenorhabditis elegans; Chenopodium ambrosioides; dimethylsulfoxide; DMSO; kDa; kilodalton; Medicinal plant; Nematocide; NMR; nuclear magnetic resonance

Indexed keywords

ANTINEMATODAL AGENT; ASCARIDOLE; CARBACHOL; CHENOPODIUM AMBROSIOIDES EXTRACT; ESSENTIAL OIL; HEXANE; MEBENDAZOLE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHENOPODIUM AMBROSIOIDES; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

ANIMALS; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHENOPODIUM AMBROSIOIDES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; MONOTERPENES; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PEROXIDES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 2342664132     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.02.018     Document Type: Article

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