Melatonin counteracts potentiation by homocysteine of KCL-induced vasoconstriction in human umbilical artery: Relation to calcium influx

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 280, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 940-944

  Okatani, Yuji ^b   Wakatsuki, Akihiko ^b   Reiter, Russel J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Calcium; Homocysteine; Melatonin; Umbilical artery; Vasospasm

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; FERROUS SULFATE; HOMOCYSTEINE; MANNITOL; MELATONIN; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL ARTERY; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0034805552     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.4211     Document Type: Article

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