Mechanisms of vasorelaxation induced by eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5n-3) in WKY rat aorta

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 131, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1793-1799

  Engler, Mary B ^a   Engler, Marguerite M ^a   Browne, Amanda ^b   Sun, Yi Ping ^b   Sievers, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Cyclo oxygenase, prostanoids; Eicosapentaenoic; Omega 3 fatty acid; Potassium channels; Rat aorta; Relaxation

Indexed keywords

1,4 DIHYDRO 2,6 DIMETHYL 5 NITRO 4 [2 (TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENYL] 3 PYRIDINECARBOXYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; CALCIUM; EGTAZIC ACID; GLIBENCLAMIDE; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; INDOMETACIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NORADRENALIN; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTICLE; CALCIUM MOBILIZATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0034534101     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703754     Document Type: Article

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