Cardiovascular effects of plant secondary metabolites norarmepavine, coclaurine and norcoclaurine

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 103-109

  Morales, M A ^a   Bustamante, S E ^a   Brito, G ^a   Paz, D ^b   Cassels, B K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Benzylisoquinolines; Blood pressure; Calcium antagonist; Heart rate; Rat aorta; Vascular relaxation

Indexed keywords

BENZYLISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; COCLAURINE; NORARMEPAVINE; NORCOCLAURINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CHRONOTROPISM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART RATE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RAT; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031885777     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199803)12:2<103::AID-PTR196>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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