Calcium-dependent mechanisms mediate the vasorelaxant effects of Tridax procumbens (Lin) aqueous leaf extract in rat aortic ring.

Salahdeen, Hussein M

Calcium-dependent mechanisms mediate the vasorelaxant effects of Tridax procumbens (Lin) aqueous leaf extract in rat aortic ring. [electronic resource] - Journal of basic and clinical physiology and pharmacology May 2014 - 161-6 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article

2191-0286

10.1515/jbcpp-2013-0030 doi


Animals
Aorta, Thoracic--drug effects
Asteraceae--chemistry
Calcium--metabolism
Calcium Chloride--pharmacology
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Female
In Vitro Techniques
Male
Medicine, African Traditional
Muscle Contraction--drug effects
Muscle, Smooth, Vascular--drug effects
Plant Extracts--isolation & purification
Plant Leaves--chemistry
Rats, Wistar
Vasoconstrictor Agents--pharmacology
Vasodilation--drug effects
Vasodilator Agents--isolation & purification