Anti hypertensive and antioxidant effects of the Graptopetalum paraguayense E. Walther extract in spontaneously hypertensive rats

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 89, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 2678-2686

  Chung, Yun Chin ^a   Chen, Shu Ju ^a,b   Pengspi Sup, Hsin Yi ^a   Chou, Su Tze ^a  

^a PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG CHOU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Angiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE); Antioxidants; Blood pressure; Graptopetalum paraguayense E. Walther; Spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR)

Indexed keywords

GRAPTOPETALUM PARAGUAYENSE; RATTUS;

EID: 70350733573     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3774     Document Type: Article

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