Inhibition of rat vas deferens contractions by flavonoids in-vitro

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 381-384

  Capasso, Raffaele ^a   Fiorino, Ferdinando ^a   Ascione, Valeria ^a   Frecentese, Francesco ^a   Borrelli, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APIGENIN; FLAVONE; FLAVONOID; GALANIN; HESPERETIN; KAEMPFEROL; MORIN; NARINGENIN; OMEGA CONOTOXIN; PRAZOSIN; QUERCETIN; RUTOSIDE; SILIBININ; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG STRUCTURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; NONHUMAN; RAT; VAS DEFERENS;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FLAVONOIDS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 33644780754     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/jpp.58.3.0013     Document Type: Article

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