Citrus limetta leaves extract antagonizes the hypertensive effect of angiotensin II

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 611-614

  Perez, Yolanda Y ^a   Jimenez Ferrer, Enrique ^a   Alonso, Daniel ^a   Botello Amaro, Carol A ^a   Zamilpa, Alejandro ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Angiotensin II; C. limetta (Rutaceae); Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN II; CITRUS LIMETTA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; TELMISARTAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; CITRUS LIMETTA; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; HEALING; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEXICO; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RUTACEAE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; BENZOATES; BLOOD PRESSURE; CITRUS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DOSAGE FORMS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEXICO; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; PLANT LEAVES; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

CITRUS LIMETTA; MUS; RUTACEAE;

EID: 77951207680     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.01.059     Document Type: Article

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