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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2013-12-01
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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 |