Spasmolytic effect of citral and extracts of Cymbopogon citratus on isolated rabbit ileum

Journal of Smooth Muscle Research

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 143-156

  Devi, Ramachandran Chitra ^a   Sim, Si Mui ^a   Ismail, Rosnah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Citral; Cymbopogon citratus; Isolated rabbit ileum; Spasmolytic

Indexed keywords

EID: 82955222176     PISSN: 09168737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1540/jsmr.47.143     Document Type: Article

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