A preliminary study on the hypotensive activity of Persea americana leaf extracts in anaesthetized normotensive rats

Fitoterapia

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-20

  Adeboye, J O ^a   Fajonyomi, M O ^a   Makinde, J M ^a   Taiwo, O B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Hypotensive activity; Persea americana

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG METABOLISM; HERBAL MEDICINE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT LEAF; RAT;

ANIMALIA; PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 0032948253     PISSN: 0367326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0367-326X(98)00015-X     Document Type: Article

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