Antimotility effect of hydroalcoholic extract of yarrow (Achillea millefolium) on the guinea-pig ileum

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 3673-3677

  Babaei, Mehdi ^a   Abarghoei, Mitra Emmami ^a   Akhavan, Maziar Mohammad ^a   Ansari, Reza ^b   Vafaei, Abbas Ali ^a   Taherian, Abbas Ali ^a   Mousavi, Shahrokh ^a   Toussy, Jafar ^a  

^a SEMNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Achillea millefolium; Anti diarrhea; Antispasmodic; Guinea pig ileum; Irritable bowel syndrome

Indexed keywords

ACHILLEA; ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM; CAVIA;

EID: 36049013704     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.3673.3677     Document Type: Article

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