Antihypertensive properties of Allium sativum (garlic) on normotensive and two kidney one clip hypertensive rats

Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 213-218

  Nwokocha, C R ^a   Ozolua, R I ^b   Owu, D U ^a   Nwokocha, M I ^a   Ugwu, A C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

2K 1C; Blood pressure; Bradycardia; Garlic; Heart rate; Renal hypertension

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GARLIC; HEART RATE; MALE; RAT; RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GARLIC; HEART RATE; HYPERTENSION, RENOVASCULAR; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 84897585946     PISSN: 0794859X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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