VASORELAXANT EFFECT OF ESSENTIAL OIL ISOLATED FROM NIGELLA SATIVA L. SEEDS IN RAT AORTA: PROPOSED MECHANISM
Author: Khadija Cherkaoui-Tangi, Zafar Hasan Israili and Badiaâ Lyoussi1 Publishing Date: 2016 E-ISSN: 1011-601X Volume: 29 Issue: 1 ABSTRACT: The effect of the essential oil extracted from Nigella sativa (L.) seeds (Nigella oil) was investigated for its vasorelaxant activity on isolated rat aorta. Nigella oil at concentrations of 10-100μg/mL elicited a dose-dependent relaxation of the aorta, which was pre-contracted with […]