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Research Article

Stimulation of Autonomic Cholinoceptors in the Rat Uterus by a Crude Extract from Eleophorbia drupifera Leaves

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Pages 97-102 | Received 20 May 2004, Accepted 20 May 2004, Published online: 20 May 2004

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