Vasodilator Activity of the Essential Oil from Aerial Parts of Pectis brevipedunculata and Its Main Constituent Citral in Rat Aorta
The essential oil of Pectis brevipedunculata (EOPB), a Brazilian ornamental aromatic grass, is characterized by its high content of citral (81.9%: neral 32.7% and geranial 49.2%), limonene (4.7%) and α-pinene (3.4%). Vasodilation induced by EOPB and isolated citral was investigated in pre-contracted...
Main Authors: | Gisele Zapata-Sudo, Maria Auxiliadora Kaplan, Roberto Takashi Sudo, Sharlene Pereira, Andre Marques |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2013-03-01
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Series: | Molecules |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/18/3/3072 |
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