Antitussive effect of Nigella sativa in guinea pigs

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 224-228

  Boskabady, M H ^a   Kiani, S ^a   Jandaghi, P ^a   Ziaei, T ^a   Zarei, A ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antitussive effect; Citric acid; Codeine; Guinea pig; Nigella sativa

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CITRIC ACID; CODEINE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NIGELLA SATIVA EXTRACT; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AEROSOL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICHOLINERGIC EFFECT; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BLACK CUMIN; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SYNTHESIS; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NEBULIZER; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; TRACHEA;

EID: 4644262590     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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