Endothelium-dependent vasorelaxing activity of aqueous extracts of lyophilized seeds of Casimiroa edulis (AECe) on rat mesenteric arterial bed

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 95, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 163-167

  Baisch, Ana Luiza Muccillo ^a   Urban, Humberto ^a   Ruiz, Alícia Navarro ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

^b Lab Neurofarmacolgia U Invest B

Author keywords

Casimiroa edulis; Endothelium; Mesenteric arterial bed; NO; Vasodilator

Indexed keywords

CASIMIROA EDULIS EXTRACT; GUANYLATE CYCLASE INHIBITOR; METHOXAMINE; METHYLENE BLUE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM; FREEZE DRYING; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NONHUMAN; RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; CASIMIROA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FREEZE DRYING; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERIES; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEEDS; VASODILATION; WATER;

EID: 7044229420     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.06.018     Document Type: Article

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