The hypotensive mechanisms for the aqueous stem bark extract of Musanga cecropioides in Sprague-Dawley rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 203-207

  Adeneye, A A ^a   Ajagbonna, O P ^b   Mojiminiyi, F B O ^b   Odigie, I P ^c   Ojobor, P D ^c   Etarrh, R R ^c   Adeneye, A K ^d  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b USMANU DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^d NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Heart rate; Hypotensive mechanisms; Mean arterial blood pressure; Musanga cecropioides; Normotensive rats

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CAPTOPRIL; CIMETIDINE; MUSANGA CECROPIOIDES EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROMETHAZINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BARK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MUSANGA CECROPIODES; NONHUMAN; RAT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ATROPINE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAPTOPRIL; CECROPIACEAE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HEART RATE; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

MUSANGA CECROPIOIDES;

EID: 33646878782     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.12.023     Document Type: Article

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