Studies on antidiarrhoeal activity of an extract of wine from Jacquez grapes in mice

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 924-927

  Vitali, Federica ^a,b   Bonina, Francesco P ^c   Saija, Antonella ^a   Tomaino, Antonio ^a   Fonte, Giuseppina ^b   Pennisi, Claudia ^b   Tita, Beatrice ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diarrhoea; Intestinal motility; Jacquez grapes; Mouse; Wine

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; CASTOR OIL; CHARCOAL; JACQUEZ WINE EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFECT; FREEZE DRYING; INTESTINE FLUID; MALE; MEAL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ANTIDIARRHEALS; CASTOR OIL; DIARRHEA; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; VITIS; WINE;

ANIMALIA; ROSALES; VITACEAE; VITIS AESTIVALIS; VITIS VINIFERA;

EID: 29244463318     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1707     Document Type: Article

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