Vasorelaxing activity of resveratrol and quercetin in isolated rat aorta

General Pharmacology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 363-366

  Chen, Cora Ke ^a   Pace Asciak, Cecil R ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

aorta; NO; quercetin; relaxation; resveratrol

Indexed keywords

N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NORADRENALIN; PHENYLEPHRINE; QUERCETIN; RESVERATROL; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG MECHANISM; ISOLATED ARTERY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; THORACIC AORTA; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0029981730     PISSN: 03063623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-3623(95)02001-2     Document Type: Article

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