Antihypertensive and vasodilator actions of antioxidants in spontaneously hypertensive rats

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1450-1460

  Akpaffiong, M J ^a   Taylor, Addison A ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Endothelin derived contracting factor; Endothelin derived relaxing factor; Hypotension; Spontaneous hypertension; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; AMINOTRIAZOLE; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; AORTA; BLOOD PRESSURE; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NITROPRUSSIDE; RATS; RATS, INBRED SHR; RATS, INBRED WKY; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0032433719     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7061(98)00183-6     Document Type: Article

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