Spasmogenic activity of the seed of Terminalia chebula Retz in rat small intestine: In vivo and in vitro studies

Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 18-26

  Mard, Seyyed Ali ^a   Veisi, Ali ^a   Naseri, Mohammad Kazem Gharib ^a   Mikaili, Peyman ^b  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b URMIA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Calcium channels; Gut; Intestinal motility; Morphine; Plant extracts; Rat; Seed; Terminalia

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; HEXAMETHONIUM; INDOMETACIN; TERMINALIA CHEBULA EXTRACT; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES COMPOSITION; ILEUM MOTILITY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOLOGICAL STIMULATION; PLANT SEED; RAT; TERMINALIA CHEBULA;

EID: 79960355572     PISSN: 1394195X     EISSN: 21804303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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