Activity of aqueous extract of the bark of Vitex doniana on uterine muscle response to drugs

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 804-806

  Ladeji, Olusola ^a   Udoh, Francis Vincent ^b   Okoye, Z S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Drugs; Uterine muscle; Vitex doniana

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CALCIUM; ERGOMETRINE; HOT WATER; IRON; MAGNESIUM; OXYTOCIN; PHOSPHATE; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITEX DONIANA EXTRACT; ZINC;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BARK; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; FILTRATION; FREEZING; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RAT; UTERUS CONTRACTION; VITEX; VITEX DONIANA;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; OXYTOCICS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PREGNANCY; RATS; UTERINE CONTRACTION; VITEX;

ANIMALIA; VITEX; VITEX DONIANA;

EID: 27644500319     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1588     Document Type: Article

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