black pepper ( piper nigrum ) from piperaceae and its main ingredient (piperine) reduces gastric emptying in rats. in iranian traditional medicine, black pepper is used to relief the menorrhalgia in women. the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of black pepper fruit aqueous extract on non-pregnant rat uterus contractions and the mechanism(s) of its action. to prepare the extract, b...

Here we show that exogenous peroxynitrite results in nitration of phosphorylase as well inhibition glycogenolysis isolated intact mouse skeletal muscle during short-term repeated contractions. However, contractions the absence do not result or affect glycogenolysis, nor does addition antioxidants alter Thus is subject to redox control