Antihypertensive activity and vascular reactivity mechanisms of Vitex pubescens leaf extracts in spontaneously hypertensive rats
Background: Vitex pubescens has been used traditionally in hypertension treatment but not yet scientifically assessed. The objective of the study is to investigate the antihypertensive and vasorelaxant activities of V. pubescens, study its underlying pharmacological mechanisms, and identify the rele...
Main Authors: | Ahmed Ahmed Al-Akwaa, Mohd Zaini Asmawi, Aidiahmad Dewa, Roziahanim Mahmud |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-07-01
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Series: | Heliyon |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844020314328 |
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