Inhibitory effects of aqueous extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa on contractility of the rat bladder and uterus

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1020-1031

  Fouda, Abdel Motaal M ^a   Daba, Mohamad Hesham Y ^a   Dahab, Gamal M ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Contractility; Hibiscus sabdariffa; Hypogastric neurectomy; Inflammation; Micturition threshold

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA EXTRACT; NIFEDIPINE; OXYTOCIN; PROPRANOLOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER CONTRACTION; BLADDER PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTITIS; CYSTOMETRY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HYPOGASTRIC NERVE; INTRAUTERINE PRESSURE; MICTURITION; NEURECTOMY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ANIMALS; CYSTITIS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HIBISCUS; HYPOGASTRIC PLEXUS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SYMPATHECTOMY; URINARY BLADDER; URINATION; UTERINE CONTRACTION; UTERUS;

EID: 38049039188     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Y07-093     Document Type: Article

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