Effect of the aqueous seed extract of Persea americana Mill (Lauraceae) on the blood pressure of Sprague-Dawley rats

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 485-490

  Anaka, Ogochukwu N ^a   Ozolua, Raymond I ^a   Okpo, Stephen O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Heart rate; Herbal medicine; Persia americana seed

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; PERSEA AMERICANA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AVOCADO; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG POTENTIATION; HEART RATE; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; RAT;

EID: 77953672637     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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