Hypotensive effects of 3, 4-dihydroxybenzyaldehyde isolated from the stem bark of Musanga cecropioides

Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 4-9

  Ayinde, B A ^a   Omogbai, E K I ^a   Onwukaeme, D N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

3,4 dihydroxybenzaldehyde; Hypotensive effects; Musanga cecropioides; Stem bark

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIHYDROXYBENZYALDEHYDE; ADRENALIN; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ATROPINE; PENTOBARBITAL; PROMETHAZINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CHRONOTROPISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; HEART; INOTROPISM; MALE; MORACEAE; MUSANGA CECROPIOIDES; NONHUMAN; PLANT STEM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 77954828894     PISSN: 21412502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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