Effect of fractions of water extract from peat with a specific molecular weight on the spontaneous contractile activity of guinea pig stomach smooth muscles

• Published in: Folia medica (Plovdiv) Vol. 42; no. 1; p. 52
• Main Authors: Zagorchev, P I, Beer, A M, Lukanov, J B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bulgaria 2000
• Subjects: Animals; Gastrointestinal Motility - drug effects; Guinea Pigs; In Vitro Techniques; Male; Molecular Weight; Muscle, Smooth - physiology; Soil - analysis; Stomach - physiology; Water - analysis; Water - pharmacology

Peat and water extracts from peat have been reported in the literature to have an effect on the spontaneous contractile activity of certain smooth muscles. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of organic substances of various molecular weight contained in the water peat ext...