Investigating the site of action of an aqueous extract of heliotropium indicum linn (Boraginaceae) on smooth muscles

Research Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 12-19

  Koffuor, George Asumeng ^a   Boye, Alex ^b   Amoateng, Patrick ^c   Ameyaw, Elvis O ^a   Abaitey, Alfred K ^a  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Carbamylcholine; Cholinesterase stabilty; COX; Hexamethonium; Muscarinic activity; Nicotinic activity

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADRENALIN; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ATROPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CARBACHOL; CHOLINESTERASE; DICLOFENAC; HELIOTROPIUM INDICUM EXTRACT; HEXAMETHONIUM; HISTAMINE; METHACHOLINE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; OXYTOCIN; PLANT EXTRACT; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; SALBUTAMOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADRENERGIC ACTIVITY; ANOCOCCYGEUS MUSCLE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BORAGINACEAE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; HELIOTROPIUM; HELIOTROPIUM INDICUM; ILEUM; INHIBITION KINETICS; JEJUNUM; NONHUMAN; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; RABBIT; RAT; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; UTERUS;

EID: 84855666544     PISSN: 18159362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjpharm.2012.12.19     Document Type: Article

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