Muscarinic agonist properties of the hydrobutanol extract from aerial parts of Waltheria viscosissima St. Hil. (Sterculiaceae) in rats

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 312-317

  Vasques, Carlos A R ^a   Côrtes, Steyner F ^a   Silva, Marcelo S ^a   De Medeiros, Isac A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular effects; Hydrobutanol phase; Isolated rat aortic rings; Muscarinic receptors; Nitric oxide; Waltheria viscosissima St. Hil.

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; MUSCARINIC AGENT; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NORADRENALIN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WALTHERIA VISCOSISSIMA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; AORTA CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART SINOATRIAL BLOCK; HYPOTENSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BUTANOLS; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; MALE; MUSCARINIC AGONISTS; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA; MALVACEAE; WALTHERIA; WALTHERIA VISCOSISSIMA;

EID: 0345620830     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199906)13:4<312::AID-PTR432>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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