Vasorelaxant and antihypertensive effect of Cocos nucifera Linn. endocarp on isolated rat thoracic aorta and DOCA salt-induced hypertensive rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 50-54

  Bankar, Girish R ^a   Nayak, Pawan G ^a   Bansal, Punit ^a   Paul, Piya ^a   Pai, K S R ^a   Singla, Rajeev K ^a   Bhat, Varadaraj G ^a  

^a MANIPAL COLLEGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Aortic rings; Cocos nucifera; DOCA salt induced hypertension; Endothelium; Nitric oxide; Vasorelaxation

Indexed keywords

1H 1,2,4 OXADIAZOLO[4,3 A]QUINOXALIN 1 ONE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CHLOROGENIC ACID; COCOS NUCIFERA EXTRACT; DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE ACETATE; FERULIC ACID; FLAVONOID; N(G) NITROARGININE; NORADRENALIN; PHENYLEPHRINE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANILLIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; ENDOTHELIUM; HYPERTENSION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THORACIC AORTA; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; AORTA, THORACIC; DESOXYCORTICOSTERONE; HYPERTENSION; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

ARECACEAE; COCOS NUCIFERA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 79952696487     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.11.047     Document Type: Article

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