Stop fitan: Antispasmodic effect of natural extract of chestnut wood in guinea pig ileum and proximal colon smooth muscle

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1104-1110

  Budriesi, Roberta ^a   Ioan, Pierfranco ^a   Micucci, Matteo ^a   Micucci, Ermanno ^b   Limongelli, Vittorio ^c   Chiarini, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Geosilva Srl   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antispasmodic; Castanea sativa; Chestnut wood extract; Diarrhea; Guinea pig ileum; Guinea pig proximal colon; In vitro studies; Muscarinic receptor; Saccharomyces boulardii; Stop fitan

Indexed keywords

BARIUM CHLORIDE; CARBACHOL; CASTANEA SATIVA EXTRACT; HISTAMINE; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SEROTONIN; STOP FITAN; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASCENDING COLON; CHESTNUT; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; ILEUM; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES BOULARDII; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SPASMOLYSIS;

ANIMALS; COLON; FAGACEAE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GUINEA PIGS; ILEUM; INTESTINES; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; TANNINS; WOOD;

CASTANEA SATIVA; CAVIA; SACCHAROMYCES BOULARDII;

EID: 78650953772     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2009.0210     Document Type: Article

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