Investigations into the specific effects of rosemary oil at the receptor level

Phytomedicine

Volumn 17, Issue 8-9, 2010, Pages 693-697

  Sagorchev, P ^a   Lukanov, J ^a   Beer, A M ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF PLOVDIV   (Bulgaria)

^b Blankenstein Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

1 ; 2 adrenergic receptors; Clonidine; Pain; Papaverine; Rosemary oil; Smooth muscle fibres

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; PAPAVERINE; ROSEMARY OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; GUINEA PIG; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROSEMARY; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SPASMOLYSIS;

ADRENERGIC AGONISTS; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; OILS, VOLATILE; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA; ROSMARINUS; STOMACH;

CAVIA; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS;

EID: 77952420412     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2009.09.012     Document Type: Article

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