Research Article
Antihypertensive Effects of the Methanol Extract and the Ethyl Acetate Fraction from Crinum zeylanicum (Amaryllidaceae) Leaves in L-NAME-Treated Rat
Table 1
Effect of chronic administration of captopril, methanol extracts, and ethyl acetate fraction obtained from leaves of Crinum zeylanicum on the gain in body weight and relative weight of aorta, heart, and kidney in L-NAME treated rats.
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L-NAME: Nω-nitro-L-arginine methyl-ester, LME: leaf methanol extract, LEAF: leaf ethyl acetate fraction, capto: captopril, and naive: normal untreated animals. The number associated with the administered substances indicates the oral dose in mg/kg/day. 6 ≤ n ≤ 8. Analysis was done with ANOVA one-way followed by Tukey posttest. , , and : significant difference as compared to L-NAME treated group. |