Inotropic effects of extracts of Psidium guajava L. (guava) leaves on the guinea pig atrium

Many pharmacological effects have been ascribed to extracts of Psidium guajava L. (guava) leaves. However, in spite of its widespread use in Brazilian folk medicine and a reasonable number of scientific reports about it, we could not find any study dealing with its action on the mammalian myocardium...

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Main Authors: E.A. Conde Garcia, V.T. Nascimento, A.B. Santiago Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2003-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2003000500014