Cardiovascular effects of methyleugenol, a natural constituent of many plant essential oils, in normotensive rats

Life Sciences

Volumn 74, Issue 19, 2004, Pages 2401-2412

  Lahlou, Saad ^a   Figueiredo, André Fernandes ^a   Magalhães, Pedro Jorge Caldas ^b   Leal Cardoso, José Henrique ^c   Gloria, Pinto Duarte ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE MICOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Cardiovascular effects; Essential oil; Isolated thoracic aorta; Methyleugenol

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; HEXAMETHONIUM; METHYLATROPINE; METHYLEUGENOL; PENTOBARBITAL; POTASSIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; AORTA PRESSURE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REDUCTION; SYMPATHETIC TONE; THORACIC AORTA; VAGOTOMY; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; AORTA; ATROPINE DERIVATIVES; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; EUGENOL; HEART RATE; HEXAMETHONIUM; MALE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 1442274900     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2003.09.063     Document Type: Article

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