Hypotensive and endothelium-independent vasorelaxant effects of methanolic extract from Curcuma longa L. in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 457-462

  Adaramoye, Oluwatosin A ^a,b   Anjos, Raline M ^a   Almeida, Mônica M ^a   Veras, Robson C ^a   Silvia, Darìzy F ^a   Oliveira, Francisco A ^a   Cavalcante, Karla V ^a   Araújo, Islania G ^a   Oliveira, Aldeìdia P ^a   Medeiros, Isac A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Bradycardia; Curcuma longa L.; Hypotension; Mesenteric artery; Rat; Vasorelaxation

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; BARIUM CHLORIDE; CAFFEINE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; EGTAZIC ACID; GLIBENCLAMIDE; METHANOL; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM MOBILIZATION; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RATE; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NONHUMAN; RAT; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAFFEINE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CURCUMA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERIES; METHANOL; NIFEDIPINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SOLVENTS; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

CURCUMA LONGA; RATTUS;

EID: 67650700209     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.05.021     Document Type: Article

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