Investigation of the direct effects of the alcoholic extract of Elaeagnus angustifolia L. (Elaeagnaceae) on dispersed intestinal smooth muscle cells of guinea pig

Scientia Pharmaceutica

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 21-30

  Mohammed, Faysal I ^a   Al Essa, Mohammed K ^a   Shafagoj, Yanal A ^a   Afifi, Fatma U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Dispersed smooth muscle cells; Elaeagnus angustifolia; Guinea pigs

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALCOHOL; ELAEAGNUS ANGUSTIFOLIA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELAEAGNACEAE; ELAEAGNUS ANGUSTIFOLIA; GUINEA PIG; INTESTINE MUSCLE; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN;

EID: 33750704296     PISSN: 00368709     EISSN: 22180532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3797/scipharm.2006.74.21     Document Type: Article

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