In vitro modulation of tracheal smooth muscle reactivity by extracts of some Senegalese medicinal plants

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 013-018

  Sarr, Fatou B ^a,b   Sarr, Mamadou ^a,b   Diop, Doudou ^a   Kane, Modou Oumy ^a   Ba, Abdoulaye ^a,b   Sarr, Bocar ^a   Guèye, Lamine ^a,b   Diallo, Aminata Sall ^a   Samb, Abdoulaye ^a,b   Andriantsitohaina, Ramaroson ^c   Cissé, Fallou ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAMAKO   (Mali)

^c Universite d'Angers   (France)

Author keywords

Medicinal plants; Respiratory illness; Tracheal contractility

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CASSIA OCCIDENTALIS EXTRACT; GOSSYPIUM BARBADENSE EXTRACT; GUIERA SENEGALENSIS EXTRACT; HYMENOCARDIA ACIDA EXTRACT; MELALEUCA LEUCODENDRON EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CASSIA OCCIDENTALIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; GOSSYPIUM BARBADENSE; GUIERA SENEGALENSIS; HYMENOCARDIA ACIDA; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MELALEUCA LEUCODENDRON; NONHUMAN; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; TRACHEA MUSCLE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

CYMBOPOGON; GOSSYPIUM BARBADENSE; GUIERA SENEGALENSIS; HYMENOCARDIA ACIDA; LEUCADENDRON; MELALEUCA; RATTUS; SALVADORA PERSICA; SENNA OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 76149097551     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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