General description
Papaverine hydrochloride belongs to the group of benzylisoquinoline alkaloid. It is obtained from opium poppy.
Application
Papaverine hydrochloride has been used:
- in oxygenated Krebs solution for tissue mechanics analysis
- as a vasodilator in heparinized horse serum in tissue uptake technique
- as an inhibitor of H-MPP+ uptake into stably transfected 293 cells expressing either extraneuronal monoamine transporter (EMT) human or EMT rat
Biochem/physiol Actions
Papaverine is originally used to resolve male impotence.
Smooth muscle relaxant and cerebral vasodilator; phosphodiesterase inhibitor.
Features and Benefits
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- UPC:
- 12191503
- Condition:
- New
- HazmatClass:
- Yes
- MPN:
- P3510-5G
- CAS:
- 61-25-6
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