Cardiovascular Effects of Eugenol, A Phenolic Compound Present in Many Plant Essential Oils, in Normotensive Rats

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 250-257

  Lahlou, Saad ^a   Interaminense, Leylliane Fátima Leal ^a   Magalhães, Pedro Jorge Caldas ^b   Leal Cardoso, José Henrique ^c   Duarte, Gloria Pinto ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Cardiovascular effects; Eugenol; Mesenteric vascular bed; Nitric oxide; Rat

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; ESSENTIAL OIL; EUGENOL; HEXAMETHONIUM; METHYLATROPINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HYPOTENSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VAGOTOMY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EUGENOL; HEART RATE; HYPOTENSION; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; PLANT OILS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 1642459112     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005344-200402000-00013     Document Type: Article

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