Anti-hypertensive effects of the methanol/methylene chloride stem bark extract of Mammea africana in l-NAME-induced hypertensive rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 446-450

  Nguelefack Mbuyo, P E ^a   Nguelefack, T B ^b   Dongmo, A B ^c   Afkir, S ^d   Azebaze, A G B ^c   Dimo, T ^a   Legssyer, A ^d   Kamanyi, A ^c   Ziyyat, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DOUALA   (Cameroon)

^d FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Antihypertensive; l NAME; Mammea africana

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CAPTOPRIL; CARBACHOL; DICHLOROMETHANE; METHANOL; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NORADRENALIN; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; AORTA CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; BARK; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM; HEART INDEX; HEART RATE; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MAMMEA; NONHUMAN; PLANT STEM; RAT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CARBACHOL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HEART RATE; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MAMMEA; METHANOL; METHYLENE CHLORIDE; MUSCARINIC AGONISTS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; MYOCARDIUM; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; ORGAN SIZE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT STEMS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SOLVENTS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMEA AFRICANA; RATTUS;

EID: 42749094233     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.02.028     Document Type: Article

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