The vasorelaxing action of rutaecarpine: Direct paradoxical effects on intracellular calcium concentration of vascular smooth muscle and endothelial cells

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 276, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1016-1021

  Wang, Guei Jane ^a,b,d   Shan, Jie ^d   Pang, Peter K T ^d   Yang, May C M ^c   Chou, Cheng Jen ^b   Chen, Chieh Fu ^b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; CALCIUM; RUTAECARPINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CELL CULTURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTHELIUM; MALE; METABOLISM; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALCIUM; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIUM; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATION;

EID: 0030096241     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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