Cardiovascular effects of an extract from the roots of a shrub Elaeophorbia drupifera

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 549-554

  Eno, A E ^a   Owo, O I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Depression; Elaeophorbia drupifera; Heart rate; Roots

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ATROPINE; NORADRENALIN; PHENTOLAMINE; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROPRANOLOL; URETHAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HYPOTENSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LETHAL DOSE; LETHALITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; AORTA; BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART RATE; MALE; MICE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA; ELAEOPHORBIA DRUPIFERA;

EID: 0032709869     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199911)13:7<549::AID-PTR464>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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