Effects of tetramethylpyrazine on portal hypertensive rats

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 881-884

  Chang, Fang Chi ^a   Chen, Ke Ji ^a   Lin, Jaung Geng ^b   Hong, Chuang Ye ^c   Huang, Yi Tsau ^c  

^a BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TETRAMETHYLPYRAZINE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; HEART INDEX; HEART RATE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD PRESSURE; PORTAL VEIN OBSTRUCTION; RAT; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

LIGUSTICUM WALLICHII;

EID: 0031718147     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.1998.tb04003.x     Document Type: Article

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