Hypotensive action of Nangapiry, a Paraguayan Natural Medicine, in rodents

Phytomedicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 99-103

  Morioka, K ^a   Nojima, H ^a   Kurosaki, F ^a   Arisawa, M ^a   Kuraishi, Y ^a   Momose, Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^b TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Artery dilatation; Eugenia uniflora; Heart relaxation; Hypotensive action mechanism; Nangapiry

Indexed keywords

CATION EXCHANGE RESIN; IR 120A; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AORTA; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HEART ATRIUM; HYPOTENSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALIA; EUGENIA UNIFLORA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0034075466     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0944-7113(00)80080-X     Document Type: Article

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