The relaxant effect induced by Allium sativum L. bulb aqueous extract on rat isolated trachea

Pharmacognosy Magazine

Volumn 7, Issue 25, 2011, Pages 14-18

  Fehri, Badreddine ^a   Mueen Ahmed, K K ^b   Aiache, Jean Marc ^c  

^a Fondouk Choucha Radès ^*  (Tunisia)

^b KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Allium sativum L. bulb aqueous extract; rat isolated trachea

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALLICIN; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CAFFEINE; DIPYRIDAMOLE; GARLIC EXTRACT; INDOMETACIN; MEPYRAMINE; METHYSERGIDE; NIFEDIPINE; PRAZOSIN; PROPRANOLOL; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; THEOPHYLLINE;

ALPHA ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BETA ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; GARLIC; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROSTAGLANDIN RELEASE; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; TRACHEA MUSCLE;

EID: 79251551039     PISSN: 09731296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.75879     Document Type: Article

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