Cardiovascular effects of mollic acid glucoside, a 1α- hydroxycycloartenoid saponin extractive from Combretum molle R Br ex G Don (Combretaceae) leaf

Cardiovascular Journal of Africa

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 128-134

  Ojewole, John A O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

1ALPHA HYDROXYCYCLOARTENOID DERIVATIVE; ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; COMBRETUM MOLLE EXTRACT; GLUCOSIDE; MOLLIC ACID GLUCOSIDE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NORADRENALIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; COMBRETUM; COMBRETUM MOLLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; GUINEA PIG; HEART ATRIUM MUSCLE; HEART RATE; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PORTAL VEIN; PRESSORECEPTOR; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; THORACIC AORTA; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; AORTA, THORACIC; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; COMBRETUM; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GLUCOSIDES; GUINEA PIGS; HEART ATRIA; HEART RATE; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PLANT LEAVES; PORTAL VEIN; RATS; RATS, INBRED DAHL; RATS, WISTAR; SAPONINS; TRITERPENES; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 48249117087     PISSN: 19951892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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