Effects of Vitex doniana stem bark extract on blood pressure

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 245-247

  Ladeji, Olusola ^a   Okoye, Zebuion S C ^a   Uddoh, Francis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antihypertensive; Bark extract; Blood pressure; Oral administration; Smooth muscle; Vitex doniana

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITEX DONIANA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; FEMALE; HYPERTENSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0029932974     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199605)10:3<245::AID-PTR806>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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