Cardiovascular activity of the n-butanol fraction of the methanol extract of Loranthus ferrugineus Roxb.

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 186-194

  Ameer, O Z ^a   Salman, I M ^a   Siddiqui, M J A ^a   Yam, M F ^a   Sriramaneni, R N ^a   Sadikun, A ^a   Ismail, Z ^a   Shah, A M ^a   Asmawi, M Z ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Aortic ring; Cardiovascular effect; Loranthus ferrugineus; N butanol fraction; Terpenoid; Vasorelaxation

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; BUTANOL; CHLOROFORM; LORANTHUS FERRUGINEUS EXTRACT; METHANOL; PHENYLEPHRINE; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; TERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INFRARED RADIATION; LORANTHUS FERRUGINEUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; TREE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VASCULAR RING; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASODILATATION;

LORANTHACEAE; LORANTHUS; RATTUS;

EID: 76649114957     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2010005000002     Document Type: Article

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