Effects of Helichrysum ceres extracts on renal function and blood pressure in the rat

Renal Failure

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-14

  Musabayane, C T ^a   Munjeri, O ^a   Mdege, N D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Helichrysum ceres; Kidney; Potassium; Sodium

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE; HELICHRYSUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIURESIS; HELICHRYSUM CERES; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NATRIURESIS; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIURESIS; DIURETICS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FUROSEMIDE; HELICHRYSUM; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; KIDNEY; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; NATRIURESIS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; POTASSIUM; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TIME FACTORS; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0037283092     PISSN: 0886022X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JDI-120017438     Document Type: Article

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