Open AccessIn vitro Vascular Effects Produced by Crude Aqueous Extract of Green Marine Algae, <i>Cladophora patentiramea</i> (Mont.) Kützing, in Aorta from Normotensive Rats
Author(s) -
Yee-Ling Lim,
Shiueh-Lian Mok
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
medical principles and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1423-0151
pISSN - 1011-7571
DOI - 10.1159/000312711
Subject(s) - methylene blue , in vitro , ec50 , phenylephrine , pharmacology , vascular smooth muscle , medicine , endothelium , nitric oxide , chemistry , traditional medicine , biochemistry , endocrinology , smooth muscle , photocatalysis , blood pressure , catalysis
To investigate the antihypertensive activity of aqueous extracts obtained from Malaysian coastal seaweeds and to determine the pharmacological mechanisms of the extracts on rat aorta in vitro.
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