Hypotensive effects of carvacrol on the blood pressure of normotensive rats

Planta Medica

Volumn 73, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 1365-1371

  Aydin, Yasemin ^a   Kutlay, Özden ^a   Ari, Senem ^b   Duman, Seval ^b   Uzuner, Kubilay ^a   Aydin, Süleyman ^b  

^a ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANADOLU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Carvacrol; Inhibition; Monoterpenes

Indexed keywords

CARVACROL; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; PHENYLEPHRINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HYPERTENSION; LAMIACEAE; MALE; MONOTERPENES; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT OILS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

RATTUS;

EID: 36048966662     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-990236     Document Type: Article

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