Bronchodilatory and respiratory distress protective effect of fractions isolated from Adhatoda schimperiana in guinea-pigs

Pharmacologyonline

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages 889-900

  Petros, Zelalem ^a   Makonnen, Eyasu ^a   Debella, Asfaw ^b  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b ETHIOPIAN PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Adhatoda schimperiana; Alkaloid; Bronchial asthma; Bronchodilator; Guinea pig

Indexed keywords

ADHATODA SCHIMPERIANA EXTRACT; ALCOHOL; BUTANOL; CHLOROFORM; DICHLOROMETHANE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; HISTAMINE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYSORBATE 80; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADHATODA; ADHATODA SCHIMPERIANA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHIOPIA; GUINEA PIG; MOUSE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; TRACHEA MUSCLE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 53749100865     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18278620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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