Cardiovascular effects of an aqueous fraction of the ethanol extract of the leaves of Cissampelos sympodialis Eichl. in the rat

Phytomedicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 97-102

  Medeiros, I A ^a   Pires, S L S ^a   Almeida, R N ^a   Thomas, G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cissampelos sympodialis; Hypertension; Positive chronotropic and inotropic effects

Indexed keywords

CISSAMPELOS; CISSAMPELOS SYMPODIALIS;

EID: 1642612373     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0944-7113(98)80004-4     Document Type: Article

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