On the action and mechanism of withaferin-A from Withania somnifera, a novel and potent melanin dispersing agent in frog melanophores

Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 359-366

  Ali, Sharique A ^a   Meitei, Keisham V ^a  

^a Saifia College of Science and Education   (India)

Author keywords

Amphibian melanophores; Cholinergic receptors; Pigmentation; Smooth muscles; Withaferin A; Withania somnifera

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; MELANIN; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; NEOSTIGMINE; WITHAFERIN A; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; FROG; MELANOPHORE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

ANIMALS; ATROPINE; CHOLINERGIC AGONISTS; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MELANINS; MELANOPHORES; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NEOSTIGMINE; PIGMENTATION; PLANT EXTRACTS; RANIDAE; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC; SCOPOLAMINE HYDROBROMIDE; SEEDS; WITHANIA; WITHANOLIDES;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; HOPLOBATRACHUS TIGERINUS; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 80053006896     PISSN: 10799893     EISSN: 15324281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10799893.2011.602414     Document Type: Article

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