Saponins from the leaves of Musanga cecropioïdes (Cecropiaceae) constitute a possible source of potent hypotensive principles

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-27

  Dongmo, A B ^a   Kamanyi, A ^a   Bopelet, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Dose dependent; Hypotensive; Normo and hypertensive; Saponins

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ATROPINE; MUSANGA CECROPIOIDES EXTRACT; NICARDIPINE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROPRANOLOL; RESERPINE; SAPONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERTENSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT;

MUSANGA CECROPIOIDES;

EID: 0030023807     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199602)10:1<23::AID-PTR766>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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