Hypotensive activity of the ethanol extract of Pavetta crassipes leaves

Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1674-1680

  Amos, Samson ^a,d   Akaii, Peter Achunike ^b   Binda, Lucy ^a   Enwerem, Nkechi Mercy ^a   Ogundaini, Abiodun ^c   Wambebe, Charles ^a   Hussaini, Isa Marte ^d   Gamaniel, Karniyus Shingu ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^c OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular activity; Hypotension; Pavetta crassipes; Rat atria; Rat portal vein

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ATROPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ISOPRENALINE; MEPYRAMINE; NORADRENALIN; PAVETTA CRASSIPES EXTRACT; PHENTOLAMINE; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROPRANOLOL; RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SEROTONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; AORTA; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILE FORCE; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAVETTA CRASSIPES; PLANT LEAF; PORTAL VEIN; RAT; VAS DEFERENS; VENOCONSTRICTION;

ANIMALS; AORTA; ATRIAL APPENDAGE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CATS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MICE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PORTAL VEIN; RATS; RUBIACEAE; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 10844226582     PISSN: 09186158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/bpb.26.1674     Document Type: Article

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