Antispasmodic effects of Bauhinia microstachya on isolated smooth muscle

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 467-470

  Ramos, S A ^a   Remor, C ^a   Emendorfer F ^a   Meyre Silva, C ^a   Cechinel Filho, V ^a   Santos, A R S ^b   Cardozo, A H M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO ITAJAÍ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antispasmodic effects; Bauhinia microstachya; Phenol compounds; Smooth muscles

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACETYLCHOLINE; BAUHINIA MICROSTACHYA EXTRACT; BRADYKININ; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; METHANOL; OXYTOCIN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BAUHINIA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; ILEUM; ISOLATED ORGAN; NONHUMAN; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SPASMOLYSIS; UTERUS; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

BAUHINIA MICROSTACHYA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; FABACEAE;

EID: 24744456901     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200590963899     Document Type: Article

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