Cardiovascular pharmacology of aqueous extract of the leaves of Bridelia atroviridis Muell. Arg. (Euphorbiaceae) in the rat

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 189-196

  Corallo, A ^a   Foungbe S ^a   Davy, M ^b   Cohen, Y ^b  

^a Lab of Physiology Pharmacology   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Bridelia atroviridis; Cardiovascular activity; Neuromediators

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADRENALIN; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BARIUM CHLORIDE; BRIDELIA ATROVIRIDIS EXTRACT; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; ISOPRENALINE; NORADRENALIN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; AORTA CONSTRICTION; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHRONOTROPISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SPECIFICITY; HEART RATE; HYPOTENSION; INOTROPISM; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ISOLATED HEART; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; TACHYPHYLAXIS;

ANIMALS; AORTA; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HEART; HEART RATE; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC; TACHYPHYLAXIS;

EID: 0030792843     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(97)00071-8     Document Type: Article

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