Endothelium-dependent relaxation of rat aorta and main pulmonary artery by the phytoestrogens genistein and daidzein

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 539-546

  Mishra, Santosh K ^a,b   Abbot, Stewart E ^a,c   Choudhury, Zahra ^a   Cheng, Marc ^a   Khatab, Nasir ^a   Maycock, Nick J R ^a   Zavery, Ali ^a   Aaronson, Philip I ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c University of Bath ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contractile function; Endothelial function; Nitric oxide; Vasoconstriction dilation

Indexed keywords

DAIDZEIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FULVESTRANT; GENISTEIN; INDOMETACIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PHYTOESTROGEN; PROSTACYCLIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IC 50; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; RAT; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; AORTA; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ESTRADIOL; GENISTEIN; INDOMETHACIN; ISOFLAVONES; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; PULMONARY ARTERY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASODILATION;

EID: 0034110889     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(00)00049-3     Document Type: Article

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