Antihypertensive effect of Trigonella foenum-greacum seeds in experimentally induced hypertension in rats

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 568-575

  Balaraman, R ^a   Dangwal, S ^b   Mohan, M ^a  

^a M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

^b Sun Pharma Advanced Research Centre   (India)

Author keywords

5 hydroxytryptamine; Deoxycorticosteroneacetate; Fenugreek; Fructose; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE ACETATE; FRUCTOSE; NORADRENALIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SEROTONIN; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; FENUGREEK; FRACTIONATION; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NEPHRECTOMY; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLANT SEED; RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STOMACH FUNDUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; TRIGONELLA FOENUM; TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM;

EID: 33750863678     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200600896538     Document Type: Article

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