1,8-Cineole induces relaxation in rat and guinea-pig airway smooth muscle

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 361-366

  Nascimento, Nilberto Robson Falcão ^a   Refosco, Rafael Mohana De Carvalho ^a   Vasconcelos, Elainne Cristine Félix ^a   Kerntopf, Marta Regina ^a   Santos, Cláudia Ferreira ^a   Batista, Francisco José Arnaud ^a   De Sousa, Clauber Mota ^a   Fonteles, Manassés Claudino ^a,b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b MACKENZIE PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

1,8 Cineole; Airway smooth muscle; Bronchodilatatory activity; Phenoterol

Indexed keywords

CARBACHOL; CINEOLE; FENOTEROL; OVALBUMIN; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CYCLOHEXANOL DERIVATIVE; TERPENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRONCHODILATING ACTIVITY; BRONCHUS MUSCLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; GUINEA PIG; IC 50; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; TRACHEA MUSCLE; ANIMAL; BRONCHUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; METABOLISM; MUSCLE RELAXATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TRACHEA; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BRONCHI; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CYCLOHEXANOLS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FENOTEROL; GUINEA PIGS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; MALE; MONOTERPENES; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; OVALBUMIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TRACHEA;

EID: 85047682689     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/jpp.61.03.0011     Document Type: Article

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