Alseis yucatanensis: A natural product from Belize that exhibits multiple mechanisms of vasorelaxation

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 92, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 297-302

  Slish, Donald F ^a   Arvigo, Rosita ^b   Balick, Michael J ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Ix Chel Tropical Research Foundation   (Belize)

^c INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium release channel; Potassium channels; Rat aorta; Receptor operated channels; Relaxation

Indexed keywords

ALSEIS YUCATANENSIS EXTRACT; NORADRENALIN; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ALSEIS YUCATANENSIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; AORTA CONSTRICTION; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BELIZE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RUBIACEAE; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; BELIZE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RUBIACEAE; TIME FACTORS; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 2342547034     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.03.003     Document Type: Article

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