Medicinal plants in Suriname: Hypotensive effect of Gossypium barbadense

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 381-387

  Hasrat, J A ^a   Pieters, L ^b   Vlietinck, Arnold J ^b  

^a Department of Pharmacology   (Suriname)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ATROPINE; GOSSYPIUM BARBADENSE EXTRACT; HEXAMETHONIUM; HISTAMINE RECEPTOR; ISOPRENALINE; NORADRENALIN; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; PHENTOLAMINE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROPRANOLOL; TRIPELENNAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON; CROSS REACTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; ILEUM CONTRACTION; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SURINAME;

ANIMALS; ATROPINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SYNERGISM; GOSSYPIUM; GUINEA PIGS; HEXAMETHONIUM; HYPOTENSION; ILEUM; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PROPRANOLOL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SURINAME; WATER;

EID: 1642330796     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/0022357022917     Document Type: Article

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