Abstract:This work investigated the effects of the ethanolic extract (EEJg) of aerial parts of Jatropha gossypiifolia L. and its aqueous (AFJg) and chloroformic (CFJg) fractions on the blood pressure and vascular reactivity (VR) in normotensive Wistar rats (NWR) and spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). In anaesthetized NWR, the EEJg and its fractions reduced mean blood pressure (MAP). The oral administration of EEJg (100 mg/kg/bw), for 8 weeks, did not alter MAP and heart rate in the nonanesthetized SHR. VR was deter… Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.