Natriuretic and diuretic effects of Tropaeolum majus (Tropaeolaceae) in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 517-522

  Gasparotto Jr , Arquimedes ^a,b   Boffo, Marcos Aurelio ^a   Lourenço, Emerson Luiz Botelho ^a,b   Stefanello, Maria Elida Alves ^b   Kassuya, Cândida Aparecida Leite ^b   Marques, Maria Consuelo Andrade ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE PARANAENSE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diuretic activity; Tropaeolaceae; Tropaeolum majus L.; Urine output

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; DIURETIC AGENT; ELECTROLYTE; FUROSEMIDE; INDOMETACIN; PLANT EXTRACT; PROSTAGLANDIN; TROPAEOLUM MAJUS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIURETIC ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTROLYTE URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; MALE; NATRIURESIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SODIUM URINE LEVEL; TOXICITY TESTING; TROPAEOLACEAE; TROPAEOLUM MAJUS; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; URINARY EXCRETION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; CREATININE; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; DIURETICS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROLYTES; FUROSEMIDE; HUMANS; INDOMETHACIN; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PROSTAGLANDINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SODIUM; TIME FACTORS; TROPAEOLUM; UREA; URINATION;

RATTUS; TROPAEOLACEAE; TROPAEOLUM MAJUS;

EID: 63649083043     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.01.021     Document Type: Article

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