Vasorelaxant and hypotensive effects of Allium cepa peel hydroalcoholic extract in rat

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1569-1575

  Naseri, Mohammad Kazem Gharib ^a   Arabian, Maedeh ^a   Badavi, Mohammad ^a   Ahangarpour, Akram ^a  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Hypotensive; Rat; Vasorelaxant

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; RATTUS;

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; INDOMETACIN; METHYLENE BLUE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; HYPOTENSION; MALE; METABOLISM; ONION; RAT; VASODILATATION;

ALCOHOLS; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HYPOTENSION; INDOMETHACIN; MALE; METHYLENE BLUE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; ONIONS; PLANT EXTRACTS; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROSTAGLANDINS; RATS; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 54049136521     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2008.1569.1575     Document Type: Article

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