Effect of Lagenaria siceraria (LS) powder on dexamethasone induced hypertension in rats

International Journal of Advances in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 50-53

  Mali, Vishal Ramhari ^a   Bodhankar, Subhash Laxaman ^a  

^a BHARATI VIDYAPEETH DEEMED UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Hypertension; Lagenaria siceraria

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACACIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUCUMBER; DRUG EFFICACY; FRUIT; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HYPERTENSION; LAGENARIA SICERARIA; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; POWDER; RAT; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 79952032103     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09761055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5138/ijaps.2010.0976.1055.01005     Document Type: Article

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