The effect of chronic administration of saffron (Crocus sativus) stigma aqueous extract on systolic blood pressure in rats

Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 175-179

  Imenshahidi, Mohsen ^a   Razavi, Bibi Marjan ^b   Faal, Ayyoob ^b   Gholampoor, Ali ^b   Mousavi, Seyed Mehran ^b   Hosseinzadeh, Hossein ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Crocus; Desoxycorticosterone

Indexed keywords

CROCUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE ACETATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROCUS SATIVUS; EXPERIMENTAL HYPERTENSION; HEART RATE; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84892552198     PISSN: 17357780     EISSN: 22287876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17795/jjnpp-12475     Document Type: Article

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