Vasorelaxant and antihypertensive effects of methanolic fraction of the essential oil of Alpinia zerumbet

Vascular Pharmacology

Volumn 58, Issue 5-6, 2013, Pages 337-345

  Cunha, Gilmara Holanda da ^a   Moraes, Manoel Odorico de ^a   Fechine, Francisco Vagnaldo ^a   Frota Bezerra, Fernando AntÔnio ^a   Silveira, Edilberto Rocha ^a   Canuto, Kirley Marques ^b   Moraes, Maria Elisabete Amaral de ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA AGROINDÚSTRIA TROPICAL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alpinia; Calcium channel blocker; Hypertension; Phytotherapy; Vasodilatation

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CALCIUM ION; ESSENTIAL OIL; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ALPINIA; ALPINIA ZERUMBET; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALCIUM MOBILIZATION; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THORACIC AORTA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VASCULAR RING; WISTAR RAT;

ALPINIA; ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; AORTA, THORACIC; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAZIL; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNELS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; NITRIC OXIDE; OILS, VOLATILE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VASODILATION;

EID: 84877625511     PISSN: 15371891     EISSN: 18793649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2013.04.001     Document Type: Article

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