African Journal of
Pharmacy and Pharmacology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0816
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPP
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 2285

Full Length Research Paper

Evaluation of antihypertensive and vasorelaxant effects of Heimia salicifolia (family: Lythraceae)

Elizabeth A. Guzman-Hernandez
  • Elizabeth A. Guzman-Hernandez
  • Laboratorio de Farmacología, Unidad de Investigación Interdisciplinaria en Ciencias de la Salud y la Educación (UIICSE), Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Tlalnepantla, México.
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David Segura-Cobos
  • David Segura-Cobos
  • Laboratorio de Farmacología, Unidad de Investigación Interdisciplinaria en Ciencias de la Salud y la Educación (UIICSE), Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Tlalnepantla, México.
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Dante Amato
  • Dante Amato
  • Laboratorio de Farmacología, Unidad de Investigación Interdisciplinaria en Ciencias de la Salud y la Educación (UIICSE), Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Tlalnepantla, México.
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Jose Guillermo Avila-Acevedo2
  • Jose Guillermo Avila-Acevedo2
  • Laboratorio de Fitoquímica, Unidad de Biología, Tecnología y Prototipos (UBIPRO), Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Tlalnepantla, México.
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Beatriz Vazquez-Cruz
  • Beatriz Vazquez-Cruz
  • Laboratorio de Farmacología, Unidad de Investigación Interdisciplinaria en Ciencias de la Salud y la Educación (UIICSE), Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Tlalnepantla, México.
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  •  Received: 18 October 2017
  •  Accepted: 10 January 2018
  •  Published: 22 January 2018

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