Vasoactive and antioxidant activities of plants used in Mexican traditional medicine for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 732-739

  Ibarra Alvarado, C ^a   Rojas, A ^a   Mendoza, S ^a   Bah, M ^a   Gutierrez D M ^a   Hernandez Sandoval L ^a   Martinez M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE QUERÉTARO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Mexican medicinal plants; Pharmacological screening; Polyphenols; Vasorelaxation

Indexed keywords

AGASTACHE MEXICANA EXTRACT; ANTIOXIDANT; BOCCONIA FRUSTESCENS EXTRACT; CHENOPODIUM MURALE EXTRACT; CHIRANTODENDRON PENTADACTYLON EXTRACT; DRACOCEPHALUM MOLDAVICA EXTRACT; MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA EXTRACT; PRUNUS SEROTINA EXTRACT; PSITTACANTHUS CALYCULATUS EXTRACT; SECHIUM EDULE EXTRACT; SOLANUM ROSTRATUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

AGASTACHE; AGASTACHE MEXICANA; ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BOCCONIA FRUSTESCENS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CHENOPODIUM MURALE; CHIRANTODENDRON PENTADACTYLON; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CUCUMBER; DRACOCEPHALUM MOLDAVICA; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; GOOSEFOOT; HEART DISEASE; IC 50; LORANTHACEAE; MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA; MAGNOLIACEAE; MALE; MEXICO; NONHUMAN; PAPAVERACEAE; PRUNUS SEROTINA; PSITTACANTHUS CALYCULATUS; RAT; ROSACEAE; SECHIUM EDULE; SOLANUM ROSTRATUM; STERCULIACEAE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; AORTA; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; FLAVONOIDS; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MEXICO; PHENOLS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PICRATES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

AGASTACHE MEXICANA; AMARANTHACEAE; BOCCONIA FRUTESCENS; CHENOPODIUM MURALE; CUCURBITACEAE; DRACOCEPHALUM MOLDAVICA; LAMIACEAE; LORANTHACEAE; MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA; MAGNOLIACEAE; MALVACEAE; PAPAVERACEAE; PHYSALIS PUBESCENS; PRUNUS SEROTINA; PSITTACANTHUS; RATTUS; ROSACEAE; SECHIUM EDULE; SOLANACEAE; SOLANUM ROSTRATUM;

EID: 77954110403     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13880200903271280     Document Type: Article

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