Anti-cholinergic effect of Zataria multiflora Boiss on guinea pig tracheal chains

Natural Product Research

Volumn 26, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 1523-1528

  Boskabady, Mohammad Hossein ^a   Jafari, Zahra ^b   Pouraboli, Iran ^b   Babazade, Beheshteh ^a   Rahbardar, Mahbobaeh Ghasemzadeh ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

anti cholinergic effect; guinea pig; Labiatae; methcholine; trachea; Zataria multiflora Boiss

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ATROPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; PLANT EXTRACT; PROPRANOLOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZATARIA MULTIFLORA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICHOLINERGIC EFFECT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG ISOLATION; GUINEA PIG; NONHUMAN; TRACHEA; ZATARIA MULTIFLORA;

ANIMALS; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; GUINEA PIGS; LAMIACEAE; MALE; RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC; TRACHEA;

EID: 84865198755     PISSN: 14786419     EISSN: 14786427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2011.565007     Document Type: Article

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