Cardiodepression as a possible mechanism of the hypotensive effects of the methylene chloride/methanol leaf extract of Brillantaisia nitens Lindau (Acanthaceae) in rats

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 72, 2011, Pages 16393-16401

  Bopda, Orelien Sylvain Mtopi ^a   Dimo, Theophile ^b   Tonkep, Ives Seukep ^b   Zapfack, Louis ^b   Djomeni, Desire Zeufiet ^b   Kamtchouing, Pierre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Brillantaisia nitens; Cardiodepressive activity; Hypotensive effect; Methylene chloride methanol extract; Rat

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; BRILLANTAISIA NITENS EXTRACT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; DICHLOROMETHANE; ISOPRENALINE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; PROPRANOLOL; RESERPINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACANTHACEAE; ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRILLANTAISIA NITENS; CANNULATION; CARDIODEPRESSIVE ACTIVITY; CHRONOTROPISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAHL SALT SENSITIVE RAT; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART CONTRACTION; INDUCED HYPOTENSION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; P WAVE; PLANT LEAF; PR INTERVAL; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; RR INTERVAL; RR INTERVAL ELONGATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; T WAVE; TOXICITY TESTING;

ACANTHACEAE; BRILLANTAISIA NITENS; RATTUS;

EID: 84858214759     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.2061     Document Type: Article

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