Cimicifuga racemosa potentiates antimuscarinic, anti-adrenergic and antihistaminic mediated tocolysis of buffalo myometrium

Asian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 300-308

  Rathore, R ^a   Rahal, A ^a   Mandil, R ^a  

^a Uttar Pradesh Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya Evam Go Anusandhan Sansthan   (India)

Author keywords

Alcoholic; Buffalo; Cimicifuga racemosa; Myometrium; Pharmacodynamic; Tocolysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870770980     PISSN: 18191878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajas.2012.300.308     Document Type: Article

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