Barakol suppresses norepinephrine-induced inhibition of spontaneous longitudinal smooth muscle contractions in isolated rat small intestine

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 101, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 227-232

  Deachapunya, Chatsri ^a   Thongsaard, Watchareewan ^a   Poonyachoti, Sutthasinee ^b  

^a SRINAKHARINWIROT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cassia siamea; Constipation; Intestinal motility

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; BARAKOL; CASSIA EXTRACT; CATECHOLAMINE; DOPAMINE; NORADRENALIN; PHENTOLAMINE; PROPRANOLOL; SAXITOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASSIA SIAMEA; CHOLINERGIC NERVE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; ILEUM CONTRACTION; INTESTINE INNERVATION; MALE; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; RAT; SENNA; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE;

ANIMALS; BENZOPYRANS; DOPAMINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ILEUM; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NOREPINEPHRINE; PHENALENES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

SENNA SIAMEA;

EID: 24644524706     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.04.017     Document Type: Article

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