In vitro study of the tocolytic effect of oroxylin A from Scutellaria baicalensis root

Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Shih, Huey Chuan ^a   Hsu, Chun Sen ^b   Yang, Ling Ling ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; GLIPIZIDE; INDOMETACIN; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; OROXYLIN A; OXYTOCIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROPRANOLOL; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; TETRYLAMMONIUM; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; FLAVONOID; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS EXTRACT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS; TOCOLYSIS; UTERINE SPASM; UTERUS CONTRACTION; UTERUS RELAXATION; ANIMAL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CHINESE MEDICINE; DRUG EFFECT; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SMOOTH MUSCLE; UTERUS; WISTAR RAT;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS; SCUTELLARIA RADIX;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; DINOPROST; FEMALE; FLAVONOIDS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; OXYTOCIN; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS; TOCOLYTIC AGENTS; UTERINE CONTRACTION; UTERUS;

EID: 65949116782     PISSN: 10217770     EISSN: 14230127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1423-0127-16-27     Document Type: Article

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