Effect of banana on cold stress test and peak expiratory flow rate in healthy volunteers

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 110, Issue JUL., 1999, Pages 27-29

  Sarkar, Chayna ^a   Bairy, K L ^a   Rao, N M ^a   Udupa, E G P ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Angiotensin converting enzyme; Banana; Blood pressure; Heart rate; Peak expiratory flow rate

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD STRESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; COLD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; REFERENCE VALUES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; ZINGIBERALES;

EID: 0032861924     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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