Triflavin inhibits platelet-induced vasoconstriction in de- endothelialized aorta

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3461-3468

  Sheu, J R ^a   Yen, M H ^b   Hung, W C ^a   Lee, Y M ^b   Su, C H ^a   Huang, T F ^c  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

De endothelialization; RGD containing peptides; Serotonin; Thromboxanes; Triflavin

Indexed keywords

PHENYLEPHRINE; SEROTONIN; SNAKE VENOM; THROMBOXANE A2; TRIGRAMIN; VITRONECTIN; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL CONTACT; CELL INTERACTION; CORONARY ARTERY; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEROTONIN RELEASE; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0031472071     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.17.12.3461     Document Type: Article

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