Antihypertensive and cardioprotective effects of pumpkin seed oil

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 180-189

  El Mosallamy, Aliaa E M K ^a   Sleem, Amany A ^a   Abdel Salam, Omar M E ^a   Shaffie, Nermeen ^a   Kenawy, Sanaa A ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

amlodipine; arterial blood pressure; Nx nitro l arginine methyl ester hydrochloride; pumpkin seed oil

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; GLUTATHIONE; MALONALDEHYDE; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; PUMPKIN SEED OIL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; AORTA; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; HEART PROTECTION; HEART RATE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SQUASH;

ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CUCURBITA; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT OILS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEEDS;

RATTUS;

EID: 84856243790     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: 15577600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2010.0299     Document Type: Article

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