Vasorelaxant effect of the aqueous extract of Ajuga iva in rat aorta

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 69-74

  El Hilaly, Jaouad ^a   Lyoussi, Badiaâ ^a   Wibo, Maurice ^b   Morel, Nicole ^b  

^a SIDI MOHAMED BEN ABDELLAH UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ajuga iva; Endothelium; NO; Rat aorta; Vasodilatation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; AJUGA IVA EXTRACT; ARGININE DERIVATIVE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AJUGA IVA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; AORTA CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RAT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASODILATATION;

AJUGA; ANIMALS; AORTA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; PLANT COMPONENTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VASODILATION;

EID: 2942625996     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.03.020     Document Type: Article

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