Hypotensive effect of crude extract Olea. africana (Oleaceae) in normo and hypertensive rats

Central African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 269-274

  Osim, E E ^a   Mbajiorgu, E F ^b   Mukarati, G ^b   Vaz, R F ^b   Makufa, B ^b   Munjeri, O ^a   Musabayane, C T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE; PLANT EXTRACT;

AFRICAN MEDICINE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; DESOXYCORTICOSTERONE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0033205454     PISSN: 00089176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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