Species differences in the gut stimulatory effects of radish seeds

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1493-1501

  Ghayur, Muhammad Nabeel ^a,b   Gilani, Anwarul Hassan ^a   Houghton, Peter J ^b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 INDOLECARBOXYLIC ACID 2 (1 PIPERIDINYL)ETHYL ESTER; ATROPINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MEPYRAMINE; PUTRESCINE; RAPHANUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; SINIGRIN; SPERMIDINE; SPERMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; LAXATIVE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; GUINEA PIG; IN VIVO STUDY; INTESTINE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT SEED; RABBIT; RADISH; RAT; SPASMOLYSIS; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; ILEUM; IN VITRO STUDY; JEJUNUM; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; ATROPINE; CATHARTICS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GUINEA PIGS; ILEUM; JEJUNUM; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PLANT EXTRACTS; RABBITS; RAPHANUS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC; SEEDS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 34548106289     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/jpp.57.11.0016     Document Type: Article

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