Investigation of the spasmolytic activity of the flavonoid fraction of Achillea millefolium s.l. on isolated guinea-pig ilea

Arzneimittel-Forschung/Drug Research

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 582-586

  Lemmens Gruber, Rosa ^a,b   Marchart, Elke ^a   Rawnduzi, Pakiza ^a   Engel, Nicole ^a   Benedek, Birgit ^a   Kopp, Brigitte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology ^*  (Austria)

Author keywords

Achillea millefolium s.l., flavonoids; Flavonoids, isolated guinea pig ileum, spasmolytic activity; Spasmolytics; Yarrow

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM EXTRACT; AGLYCONE; APIGENIN; FLAVONOID; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; LUTEOLIN; QUERCETIN; RUTOSIDE; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; DRUG MECHANISM; IC 50;

EID: 33748509724     PISSN: 00044172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1296755     Document Type: Article

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