β-adrenomimetic actions in the hypotension and vasodilatation induced by a chromatographic active fraction from Bidens pilosa L. (Asteraceae) in mammals

Current Bioactive Compounds

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-5

  Léandre, Kouakou Kouakou ^a   Claude, Abo Kouakou Jean ^b   Jacques, Datté Yao ^b   Flavien, Traoré ^b   Etienne, Ehilé Ehouan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ NANGUI ABROGOUA   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^b UNIVERSITÉ FÉLIX HOUPHOUËT BOIGNY   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

adrenomimetic agonists; Hypotension; Propranolol; Vasodilatation

Indexed keywords

EID: 54749093542     PISSN: 15734072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157340708784533438     Document Type: Review

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