α-adrenergic receptor mediated hypertensive and vasoconstrictor effects of dietary radish leaves extract

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 151-155

  Ghayura, Muhammad Nabeel ^a,b   Gilani, Anwarul Hassan ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

^b ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

adrenergic; Hypertensive; Radish leaves; Vasoconstrictor

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; HERBACEOUS AGENT; NORADRENALIN BITARTRATE; PHENTOLAMINE; PLANT EXTRACT; RAPHANUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RADISH; RAT; VASOCONSTRICTION;

CAVIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RAPHANUS SATIVUS; RATTUS;

EID: 34047094927     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: 13475207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.53.151     Document Type: Article

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