Activity of sap from Croton lechleri on rat vascular and gastric smooth muscles

Phytomedicine

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 768-775

  Froldi, G ^a   Zagotto, G ^a   Filippini, R ^a   Montopoli, M ^a   Dorigo, P ^a   Caparrotta, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Caudal artery; Constriction; Croton lechleri; Euphorbiaceae; Gastric fundus; Rat

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ATROPINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CAPSAICIN; CARBACHOL; CROTON LECHLERI RED SAP; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; NIFEDIPINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PRAZOSIN; RITANSERIN; SEROTONIN 2A RECEPTOR; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANILLOID RECEPTOR; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ANGIOENDOTHELIOMATOSIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROTON; CROTON LECHLERI; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE; STOMACH FUNDUS; STOMACH MUSCLE; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ANIMALS; CROTON; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GASTRIC FUNDUS; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PHENYLEPHRINE; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, NEUROTRANSMITTER; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

CROTON LECHLERI; EUPHORBIACEAE; RATTUS;

EID: 67349231991     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2009.02.003     Document Type: Article

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