Effect of Cymbopogon citratus and citral on vascular smooth muscle of the isolated thoracic rat aorta

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Devi, R Chitra ^a   Sim, S M ^a   Ismail, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITRAL; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS EXTRACT; INDOMETACIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THORACIC AORTA; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASODILATATION;

EID: 84862276510     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/539475     Document Type: Article

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