Effects of ackee fruit extracts on bronchomotor tone in rats
West Indian med. j
; West Indian med. j;37(2): 97-9, June 1988. tab
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| ID: lil-77949
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ABSTRACT
The unripe ackee fruit, when eaten, is known to cause serious clincial manifestations, including vomitting, hypoglycaemia and acidosis. The effects, of various extracts from the arilli of the unripe ackee fruit (including hypoglycin-A) on the lungs from rats were examined in an in vitro preparation. All the extracts were found to induce moderately severe broncho-constriction, indicating a possible contribution of these effects to the observed toxicity of ackee
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Bronchi
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Plant Extracts
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Acetylcholine
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Cyclopropanes
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Hypoglycins
Type of study:
Systematic_reviews
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
West Indian med. j
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
1988
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
Jamaica