Effect of subchronic administration of aqueous Artemisia annua extract on α1-adrenoceptor agonist-induced contraction of isolated aorta in rat

Iranian Biomedical Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 57-62

  Mojarad, Tourandokht Baluchnejad ^a   Roghani, Mehrdad ^b   Zare, Naiereh ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHED UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

1adrenoceptor agonist; Aortic rings; Aqueous Artemisia annua extract; Phenylephrine; Rat

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ARTEMISIA ANNUA EXTRACT; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA CONSTRICTION; ARTEMISIA; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VASCULAR RING;

ANIMALIA; ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA ANNUA;

EID: 20144365930     PISSN: 1028852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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