Antimotility effects of extracts and fractions of Eastern Nigeria mistletoe (Loranthus micranthus Linn)

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 556-560

  Osadebe, Patience O ^a   Abba, Chika C ^a   Agbo, Matthias O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Atropine; Fractination; Gastrointestinal transit; Loranthus micranthus

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ATROPINE; CASTOR OIL; LOPERAMIDE; LORANTHUS MICRANTHUS EXTRACT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIDIARRHEAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; FRACTIONATION; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; LORANTHACEAE; LORANTHUS MICRANTHUS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLVENT EFFECT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTIDIARRHEALS; CASTOR OIL; CATHARTICS; DEFECATION; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; LORANTHACEAE; MALE; MICE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 84861502747     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(12)60098-4     Document Type: Article

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