Croton schiedeanus Schltd prevents experimental hypertension in rats induced by nitric oxide deficit

Croton schiedeanus Schltd (N.V.: "almizclillo") is a plant used in traditional medicine as an antihypertensive in Colombia. It contains flavonoid, diterpenoid and fenilbutanoid metabolites that have vasodilatation effects linked to the NO/cGMP pathway. This work aimed to assess the capacit...

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Main Authors: María Teresa Páez, Diana Catalina Rodríguez, Daniel Fernando López, Jorge Arturo Castañeda, Diana Marcela Buitrago, Luis Enrique Cuca, Mario Francisco Guerrero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2013-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502013000400027&lng=en&tlng=en