Antihypertensive and cardiovascular effects of catechin-rich oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) leaf extract in nitric oxide-deficient rats

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 14, Issue 7-8, 2011, Pages 775-783

  Jaffri, Juliana M ^a,b   Mohamed, Suhaila ^a   Rohimi, Nordanial ^a   Ahmad, Intan N ^a   Noordin, M Mustapha ^a   Manap, Yazid A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

antihypertensive; cardiovascular protective; catechin; Elaeis guineensis; nitric oxide deficiency

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CAPTOPRIL; CATALASE; ELAEIS GUINEENSIS EXTRACT; MALONALDEHYDE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PALM OIL; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ELAEIS GUINEENSIS; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TREATMENT DURATION; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ARECACEAE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; CATECHIN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT OILS; RATS; RATS, INBRED WKY;

ELAEIS; ELAEIS GUINEENSIS; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 79955574723     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: 15577600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2010.1170     Document Type: Article

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