Antihypertensive effect of total flavonoid fraction of Astragalus complanatus in hypertensive rats

Chinese Journal of Physiology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 101-106

  Li, Jing Xin ^a   Xue, Bing ^a   Chai, Qiang ^b   Liu, Zhi Xiang ^b   Zhao, Ai Ping ^b   Chen, Lian Bi ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANDONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANDONG FIRST MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antihypertensive effect; Astragalus complanatus; Hemodynamics; Hypertension; Total flavonoid

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; ASTRAGALUS COMPLANATUS EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANGIOTENSIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTRAGALUS COMPLANATUS; ASTRAGALUS PLANT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSOR RESPONSE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE DP-DT; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; RAT STRAIN; REDUCTION; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 20944446629     PISSN: 03044920     EISSN: 26660059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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