Antispasmodic and relaxant effects of the hidroalcoholic extract of Pimpinella anisum (Apiaceae) on rat anococcygeus smooth muscle

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-29

  Tirapelli, Carlos R ^a   de Andrade, Claudia R ^a   Cassano, Adriano O ^a   De Souza, Fernando A ^a   Ambrosio, Sergio R ^a   da Costa, Fernando B ^a   de Oliveira, Ana M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anococcygeus smooth muscle; Apiaceae; Nitric oxide; Pimpinella anisum; Relaxation

Indexed keywords

1H 1,2,4 OXADIAZOLO[4,3 A]QUINOXALIN 1 ONE; ACETYLCHOLINE; ANISE EXTRACT; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; INDOMETACIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYHEMOGLOBIN; PLANT EXTRACT; TETRYLAMMONIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANISE; ANOCOCCYGEUS MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION;

ANIMALS; CYCLIC GMP; ETHANOL; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; NITRIC OXIDE; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; PIMPINELLA; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

APIACEAE; PIMPINELLA ANISUM; RATTUS;

EID: 33846815488     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.08.031     Document Type: Article

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