Vasorelaxant properties of Loranthus ferrugineus Roxb. methanolic extract

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-50

  Ameer, Omar Z ^a   Salman, I M ^a   Yam, M F ^a   Abd Allah, H H ^a   Abdulla, M H ^a   Shah, A M ^a   Sadikun, A ^a   Asmawi, M Z ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Aortic rings; Hypertension; Loranthus ferrugineus Roxb.; Noradrenaline; Sprague Dawley rat

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; CHLOROFORM; FLAVONOID; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LORANTHUS FERRUGINEUS EXTRACT; METHANOL; NORADRENALIN; PETROLEUM ETHER; POLYPHENOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EXTRACTION; HYPERTENSION; LORANTHACEAE; LORANTHUS FERRUGINEUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; VASCULAR RING; VASODILATATION;

EID: 68949119959     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2009.44.50     Document Type: Article

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