Relaxant effect of Thymus vulgaris on guinea-pig tracheal chains and its possible mechanism(s)

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 28-33

  Boskabady, M H ^a   Aslani, M R ^a   Kiani, S ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bronchodilatory; Guinea pig trachea; Thymus vulgaris

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENIRAMINE; METHACHOLINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROPRANOLOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; THEOPHYLLINE; THYME OIL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; GUINEA PIG; MALE; NONHUMAN; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; THYME; TRACHEA;

ANIMALS; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; STATISTICS; THEOPHYLLINE; THYMUS PLANT; TRACHEA;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 31744432332     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1796     Document Type: Article

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