The effect of hydroethanol extract of Achillea millefolium on β-adrenoceptors of guinea pig tracheal smooth muscle

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 400-405

  Koushyar, H ^a   Koushyar, M ^a   Byrami, G ^a   Feizpour, A ^a   Golamnezhad, Z ^a   Boskabady, M ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

adrenoceptor; Achillea millefolium; EC50; guinea pig; hydroethanol extract; trachea

Indexed keywords

ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM EXTRACT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE; ISOPRENALINE; PROPRANOLOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; TRACHEA MUSCLE; TRANSDUCER;

EID: 84886413830     PISSN: 0250474X     EISSN: 19983743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0250-474X.119810     Document Type: Article

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