Bronchospasm potentiating effect of methanolic extract of Ficus religiosa fruits in guinea pigs

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 324-328

  Ahuja, Deepti ^a   Bijjem, Krishna Reddy V ^a   Kalia, Ajudhia N ^a  

^a ISF COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Asthma; Ficus religiosa fruits; Guinea pig trachea; Ketotifen; Methanolic extract; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; FICUS RELIGIOSA EXTRACT; HISTAMINE; KETOTIFEN; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SEROTONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROSOL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DYSPNEA; EXPERIMENTAL GUINEA PIG; FICUS; FICUS RELIGIOSA; FRUIT; ILEUM; MALE; NONHUMAN; POWDER; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; TRACHEA;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; BRONCHIAL SPASM; DRUG SYNERGISM; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FEMALE; FICUS; FRUIT; GUINEA PIGS; HISTAMINE; INDIA; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; METHANOL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SEROTONIN;

CAVIA; FICUS RELIGIOSA; MORACEAE;

EID: 78651398692     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.09.023     Document Type: Article

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