Stimulatory effect of Crocus sativus (saffron) on β2-adrenoceptors of guinea pig tracheal chains

Phytomedicine

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1038-1045

  Nemati, H ^a   Boskabady, M H ^a   Ahmadzadef Vostakolaei, H ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

2 Adrenoceptors; Crocus sativus; Guinea pig; Iridaceae; Stimulatory effect; Trachea

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CROCUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR; ISOPRENALINE; PROPRANOLOL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRONCHODILATING ACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CROCUS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; GUINEA PIG; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIFT TO THE LEFT; TRACHEA;

ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; CROCUS; CYCLOHEXENES; GUINEA PIGS; ISOPROTERENOL; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA-2; TERPENES; TRACHEA;

CAVIA; CROCUS SATIVUS; IRIDACEAE;

EID: 56249097197     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2008.07.008     Document Type: Article

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