Abstract
Reticuline, the most abundant benzylisoquinoleic alkaloid of Laurobasidium lauri, exerts a uterine inhibitory effect mainly related to a decrease in the concentration of cytosolic calcium available for contraction.
MeSH terms
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Alkaloids / pharmacology*
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Animals
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Benzylisoquinolines*
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Calcium Chloride / pharmacology
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Female
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In Vitro Techniques
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Isoquinolines*
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Papaverine / pharmacology
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Potassium / pharmacology
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Rats
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Rats, Inbred Strains
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Uterine Contraction / drug effects*
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Verapamil / pharmacology
Substances
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Alkaloids
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Benzylisoquinolines
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Isoquinolines
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Verapamil
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Papaverine
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Calcium Chloride
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Potassium
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reticuline