Characterization of the possible mechanisms underlying the hypotensive and spasmogenic effects of loranthus ferrugineus methanolic extract

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 991-1008

  Ameer, Omar Z ^a   Salman, Ibrahim M ^a   Siddiqui, Mohammad Jamshed A ^a   Yam, Mun F ^a   Sriramaneni, Raghava N ^a   Sadikun, Amirin ^a   Ismail, Zhari ^a   Shah, Amin M ^a   Asmawi, Mohamed Z ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cholinergic Effect; Guinea Pig Ileum; Hypotensive Effect; L. ferrugineus; Nitric Oxide

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; METHANOL; PENTOBARBITAL; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ILEUM; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LORANTHACEAE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; ILEUM; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LORANTHACEAE; MALE; METHANOL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; PENTOBARBITAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 72149100490     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X09007405     Document Type: Article

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