Some in vitro and in vivo cardiovascular effects of Hypoxis hemerocallidea Fisch & CA Mey (Hypoxidaceae) corm (African potato) aqueous extract in experimental animal models

Cardiovascular Journal of South Africa

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 166-171

  Ojewole, Jao ^a   Kamadyaapa, D R ^a   Musabayane, C T ^a  

^a University of KwaZulu Natal Faculty of Health Sciences   (South Africa)

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Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CALCIUM ION; HYPOXIS HEMEROCALLIDEA PLANT EXTRACT; NORADRENALIN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CHRONOTROPISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; GUINEA PIG; HEART ATRIUM MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILE FORCE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART RATE; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXIS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INOTROPISM; NONHUMAN; PORTAL VEIN; POTATO; RAT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GUINEA PIGS; HEART ATRIA; HEART RATE; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXIS; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANT ROOTS; PORTAL VEIN; RATS; RATS, INBRED DAHL; RATS, WISTAR; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; VASODILATION;

EID: 33750946617     PISSN: 10159657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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