Comparative study of spasmolytic properties, antioxidant activity and phenolic content of arbutus unedo from Montenegro and Greece

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 749-754

  Pavloviç, Dragana R ^a   Brankoviç, Suzana ^a   Kovačeviç, Nada ^b   Kitiç, Dušanka ^a   Veljkoviç, Slavimir ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine   (Serbia)

^b Faculty of Pharmacy   (Serbia)

Author keywords

antioxidant; arbutin; Arbutus unedo; polyphenol; rat ileum; spasmolytic

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACETYLCHOLINE; ALCOHOL; ANTIOXIDANT; ARBUTIN; ARBUTUS UNEDO EXTRACT; CALCIUM ION; FLAVONOID; HYDROQUINONE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; POTASSIUM ION; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; TANNIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARBUTUS UNEDO; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; ERICACEAE; GREECE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; INTESTINE MUSCLE; ISOLATED ORGAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MONTENEGRO (REPUBLIC); MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; SPASMOLYSIS; STOMACH PROTECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ARBUTIN; CALCIUM; ERICACEAE; FLAVONOIDS; GREECE; HYDROQUINONES; ILEUM; MALE; MONTENEGRO; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; POLYPHENOLS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TANNINS;

ARBUTUS UNEDO; RATTUS;

EID: 79955533659     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.3460     Document Type: Article

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