The neuromuscular blockade produced by pure alkaloid, mitragynine and methanol extract of kratom leaves (Mitragyna speciosa Korth.)

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 344-349

  Chittrakarn, Somsmorn ^a   Keawpradub, Niwat ^a   Sawangjaroen, Kitja ^a   Kansenalak, Supaporn ^a   Janchawee, Benjamas ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Compound action potential; Kratom; Mitragyna speciosa; Mitragynine; Muscle relaxation; Neuromuscular junction

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; METHANOL; MITRAGYNA SPECIOSA EXTRACT; MITRAGYNINE; NEOSTIGMINE; PANCURONIUM; PLANT EXTRACT; SUXAMETHONIUM; TETRYLAMMONIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HEMIDIAPHRAGM; MALE; MITRAGYNA; MITRAGYNA SPECIOSA; MUSCLE TWITCH; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; DIAPHRAGM; FEMALE; MALE; MITRAGYNA; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PHRENIC NERVE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SCIATIC NERVE; SECOLOGANIN TRYPTAMINE ALKALOIDS;

MITRAGYNA SPECIOSA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 77953357543     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.03.035     Document Type: Article

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