Antispasmodic effect of jatropha gossypiifolia is mediated through dual blockade of muscarinic receptors and Ca2+ channels

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 715-720

  Silva, Selma do N ^a   Abreu, Iracelle C ^a   Freire, Sônia Maria de F ^a   Cartágenes, Maria do Socorro de S ^a   Ribeiro, Rachel M ^a   de Castro, Ahirlan S ^a   Borges, Antônio C R ^a   da Borges, Marilene O R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MARANHÃO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antimuscarinic mechanism; Antispasmodic; Calcium channel antagonist; Jatropha gossypiifolia

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CHLOROFORMIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; JATROPHA GOSSYPIIFOLIA EXTRACT; METHANOL; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICHOLINERGIC EFFECT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; INTESTINE; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; JATROPHA GOSSYPIIFOLIA; JEJUNUM; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 80051918351     PISSN: 0102695X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-695X2011005000130     Document Type: Article

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