Cardio-selective inhibitory effect of the betel nut extract: Possible explanation

Pharmazie

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-71

  Ghayur, M N ^a,b   Gilani, Anwarul Hassan ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ATROPINE; BETEL EXTRACT; CARBACHOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHYSOSTIGMINE; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TERPENE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BETEL NUT; CARDIOSELECTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; FRACTIONATION; GUINEA PIG; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RABBIT;

ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ARECA; CARBACHOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; JEJUNUM; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PARASYMPATHOMIMETICS; PHENOLS; PHYSOSTIGMINE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RABBITS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SAPONINS; TANNINS;

EID: 33846635832     PISSN: 00317144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1691/ph.2007.1.6583     Document Type: Article

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