Evaluation of in vitro uterotonic activities of fruit extracts of ficus asperifolia in rats

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Watcho, Pierre ^a   Ngadjui, Esther ^a   Alango Nkeng Efouet, Pepin ^a   Benot Nguelefack, Telesphore ^a   Kamanyi, Albert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; FICUS ASPERIFOLIA EXTRACT; HEXAMETHONIUM; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR; INDOMETACIN; MEPYRAMINE MALEATE; METHANOL; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; OXYTOCIN; PLANT EXTRACT; PROSTAGLANDIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UTEROTONIC AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FICUS; FICUS ASPERIFOLIA; IC 50; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; UTERUS; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

EID: 79955116581     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nep221     Document Type: Article

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