Anti-hypertensive effects of brazilian propolis in spontaneously hypertensive rats

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL.2, 2004, Pages

  Kubota, Yoko ^a   Umegaki, Keizo ^b   Kobayashi, Kyoko ^a   Tanaka, Naoko ^a   Kagota, Satomi ^a   Nakamura, Kazuki ^a   Kunitomo, Masaru ^a   Shinozuka, Kazumasa ^a  

^a MUKOGAWA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND NUTRITION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hypotensive action; Propolis; SHR; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; PROPOLIS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DRUG EFFECT; EUCOMMIACEAE; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT; THORACIC AORTA; VASODILATATION; WISTAR KYOTO RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; AORTA, THORACIC; BRAZIL; EUCOMMIACEAE; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PROPOLIS; RATS; RATS, INBRED SHR; RATS, INBRED WKY; VASODILATION;

EID: 26444511817     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: 14401681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2004.04113.x     Document Type: Article

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