Influence of aging on the relaxant responses to ω–3 fatty acids in fischer 344 rat aorta

Gerontology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-35

  Engler, Mary B ^a   Engler, Marguerite M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Docosahexaenoic; Eicosapentaenoic; Fischer 344 rats; Fish oil; Rat aorta; Vascular smooth muscle; 3 fatty acids

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; NORADRENALIN;

AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; AORTA WALL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; THICKNESS; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; AGING; ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; MALE; NOREPINEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; VASODILATION;

EID: 0030027223     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: 14230003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000213767     Document Type: Article

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