The hot water extract (HWE) of the seed of Mucuna pruriens dose-dependently contracted the guinea-pig ileum. The ED 50 and pD 2 values for the HWE was lower than those of ACh and histamine. Cyproheptadine and promethazine (10 ng/mL) significantly antagonized the effects of histamine, 5-hydroxytrypta
Experiments on the mechanism of action of caerulein at the level of the guinea-pig ileum and colon
✍ Scribed by M. Del Tacca; G. Soldani; A. Crema
- Publisher
- SP Birkhäuser Verlag Basel
- Year
- 1970
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 924 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1420-908X
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