Phytomedicine
Volume 16, Issue 5 , Pages 462-469 , May 2009

Cardiovascular effects in vitro of aqueous extract of wild strawberry (Fragaria vesca, L.) leaves

  • I. Mudnic

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology, University of Split School of Medicine, Soltanska 2, 21000 Split, Croatia
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  • D. Modun

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology, University of Split School of Medicine, Soltanska 2, 21000 Split, Croatia
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  • I. Brizic

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology, University of Split School of Medicine, Soltanska 2, 21000 Split, Croatia
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  • J. Vukovic

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology, University of Split School of Medicine, Soltanska 2, 21000 Split, Croatia
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  • I. Generalic

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Chemistry and Technology, University of Split, Teslina 10, 21 000 Split, Croatia
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  • V. Katalinic

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Chemistry and Technology, University of Split, Teslina 10, 21 000 Split, Croatia
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  • T. Bilusic

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Chemistry and Technology, University of Split, Teslina 10, 21 000 Split, Croatia
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  • I. Ljubenkov

      Affiliations

    • SMS-Food Development Center, Kurtovici bb, 21231 Klis, Croatia
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  • M. Boban

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology, University of Split School of Medicine, Soltanska 2, 21000 Split, Croatia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +38521557904; fax: +38521465073.

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doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2008.11.004

Phytomedicine
Volume 16, Issue 5 , Pages 462-469 , May 2009

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