Effects of aqueous extract from Stephanolepis hispidus on blood pressure in the normal and in L-NAME-induced hypertensive rats

The present study was aimed to investigating the antihypertensive effect of the aqueous extract from skin fish Stephanolepis hispidus in normotensive and NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME)-induced hypertension. The treatment of rats with L-NAME (60 mg/L, drinking water) caused a sustained inc...

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Main Authors: Ana Luiza Muccillo-Baisch, Daniela Brum da Silva, Andressa de Andrade, Daniela Carrazzoni, Marta Regina Cezar-Vaz, Gianni Goulart Peraza, Eliana Badiale Furlong, Maria Cristina Flores Soares
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal Fluminense, Escola de Enfermagem Aurora de Afonso Costa 2007-08-01
Series:Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing
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Online Access:http://www.objnursing.uff.br/index.php/nursing/article/view/836