Laxative effect of agarwood leaves and its mechanism

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 335-345

  Hara, Hideaki ^a   Ise, Yasuaki ^a   Morimoto, Nobutaka ^a   Shimazawa, Masamitsu ^a   Ichihashi, Koji ^a   Ohyama, Masayoshi ^a   Iinuma, Munekazu ^a  

^a GIFU PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agarwood leaf; Aquilaria sinensis; Laxative effect

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; BIOACTIVITY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

AGARWOOD LEAVES; AQUILARIA SINENSIS; LAXATIVE EFFECTS;

DRUG PRODUCTS;

LAXATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; FAST ATOM BOMBARDMENT MASS SPECTROMETRY; GUINEA PIG; MALE; MOUSE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PLANT LEAF; RABBIT; THYMELAEACEAE;

ANIMALS; GUINEA PIGS; LAXATIVES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RABBITS; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, FAST ATOM BOMBARDMENT; THYMELAEACEAE;

AQUILARIA SINENSIS; MUS; SENNA;

EID: 40449104092     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.70361     Document Type: Article

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