@article {10.3844/ajbbsp.2008.425.430, article_type = {journal}, title = {Serotonergic Properties of the Roots of Clerodendron capitatum}, author = {Wahab, Siddig Ibrahim Abdel and Mohamed, Abdel Wahab Hassan and Mohamed, Osama Yousif and Taha, Manal Mohamed Elhassan and Abdul, Ahmad Bustamam and Al-Zubairi, Adel Sharaf}, volume = {4}, number = {4}, year = {2008}, month = {Dec}, pages = {425-430}, doi = {10.3844/ajbbsp.2008.425.430}, url = {https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajbbsp.2008.425.430}, abstract = {The aim of this study is to investigate the pharmacological effects of the methanolic extract of Clerodendron capitatum, CC, (family verbenaceae). These investigations were carried out on isolated frog rectus abdominus muscle and rabbit aortic strips and jejunum and non-pregnant rat uterus pretreated with oestradiol. Results showed that CC did not demonstrate any contracting, relaxant or blocking effects on frog rectus abdominus muscle and rat aortic strip preparations. The extract produced a concentration-dependent (p}, journal = {American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology}, publisher = {Science Publications} }