Spasmolytic activity of lapachol and its derivatives, α and β-lapachone, on the guinea-pig ileum involves blockade of voltage-gated calcium channels

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 183-189

  Cavalcante, Fabiana A ^a,b   Silva, Joelmir L V ^a   Carvalho, Viviane M N ^a   Camara, Celso A ^c   Silva, Tania M S ^d   Pinto, Ângelo C ^e   Vargas, Maria D ^f   Silva, Bagnólia A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ALAGOAS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^f FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Guinea pig ileum; L type Cav; Lapachol; Spasmolytic; lapachone; lapachone

Indexed keywords

EID: 49049106759     PISSN: 0102695X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-695X2008000200007     Document Type: Article

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