Mechanisms of relaxant action of a crude hexane extract of Gnaphalium liebmannii in guinea pig tracheal smooth muscle

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 142-147

  Sánchez Mendoza, María Elena ^a,b   Torres, Gabriela ^a   Arrieta, Jesús ^a   Aguilar, Abigail ^c   Castillo Henkel, Carlos ^b   Navarrete, Andrés ^a  

^a Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico Facultad de Quimica   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Asthma; Flavonoids; Gnaphalium liebmannii; Guinea pig trachea; Mexican traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHYLLINE; CARBACHOL; DICHLOROMETHANE; FORSKOLIN; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GNAPHALIUM LIEBMANNII EXTRACT; HEXANE; HISTAMINE; ISOPRENALINE; METHANOL; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHOSPHODIESTERASE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROPRANOLOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRONCHODILATATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GNAPHALIUM LIEBMANNII; GUINEA PIG; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MULTICHANNEL RECORDER; NONHUMAN; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; TRACHEA;

CAVIA; GNAPHALIUM;

EID: 34147148447     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.11.001     Document Type: Article

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