Effects of 14-deoxyandrographolide and 14-deoxy-11,12-didehydroandrographolide on nitric oxide production in cultured human endothelial cells

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 157-159

  Zhang, C Y ^a   Tan, B K H ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

14 deoxy 11,12 didehydroandrographolide; 14 deoxyandrographolide; Endothelial cells; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

DITERPENOID; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL;

EID: 0032992429     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199903)13:2<157::AID-PTR388>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Article

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