Effect of an antidiabetic polysaccharide from Inula japonica on constipation in normal and two models of experimental constipated mice

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1734-1738

  Shan, J J ^a   Zhang, Y ^a   Diao, Y L ^b   Qu, W S ^a   Zhao, X N ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY   (China)

^b SHENYANG PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Constipation; Diphenoxylate; Gastrointestinal transit; Inula japonica; Polysaccharides

Indexed keywords

DIPHENOXYLATE; INULA JAPONICA EXTRACT; LAXATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DIET RESTRICTION; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; LETTER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FLOWERS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INULA; MALE; MICE; POLYSACCHARIDES;

INULA; JAPONICA; MUS;

EID: 78049447245     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.3212     Document Type: Letter

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