Possible mechanisms of hypotension produced 70% alcoholic extract of Terminalia arjuna (L.) in anaesthetized dogs

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue , 2003, Pages

  Nammi, Srinivas ^a   Gudavalli, Rambabu ^a   Ravindra Babu, Behara S ^b   Lodagala, Durga S ^a   Boini, Krishna Murthy ^a  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; MEPYRAMINE MALEATE; PROPRANOLOL; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; TERMINALIA ARJUNA EXTRACT; THIOPENTAL;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BARK; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROKYMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; HEART MUSCLE; HEART PROTECTION; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MANOMETER; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

ANIMALS; ATROPINE; DOGS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HYPOTENSION; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROPRANOLOL; PYRILAMINE; TERMINALIA;

EID: 2442709034     PISSN: 14726882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-3-5     Document Type: Article

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