Acute Effects of Korean Earthworm(Lamnodrilus gotai Hatai) Juice on Blood Pressure and Spontaneous Motor Activity in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

  • Wie, Myung-Bok (Department of Pharmacology,College of Medicine,Institute of Natural Medicine, Hallym University) ;
  • Song, Dong-Keun (Department of Pharmacology,College of Medicine,Institute of Natural Medicine,Hallym University) ;
  • Kim, Yung-Hi (Department of Pharmacology,College of Medicine,Institute of Natural Medicine,Hallym University)
  • Published : 1993.09.30

Abstract

We investigated the effects of single administration of Korean earthworm(Lamnodrilus gotai Hatai) juice (KEJ) on blood pressure and spontaneous motor activity in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and normotensive Wistar-Kyoto rats. We report that KEJ lowered blood pressure and spontaneous motor activity in SHR.

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