Relaxant effects of the neutral extract of the leaves of Bidens pilosa linn on isolated rat vascular smooth muscle

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 207-210

  Nguelefack, T B ^a   Dimo, T ^b   Nguelefack Mbuyo, E P ^b   Tan, P V ^b   Rakotonirina, S V ^b   Kamanyi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Aorta; Bidens pilosa; Neutral extract; Vasorelaxation

Indexed keywords

BIDENS PILOSA EXTRACT; CALCIUM ION; EGTAZIC ACID; GLIBENCLAMIDE; INDOMETACIN; MEPYRAMINE MALEATE; NORADRENALIN; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTICLE; BIDENS PILOSA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; AORTA; BIDENS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

BIDENS PILOSA;

EID: 20444500483     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1646     Document Type: Article

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