Ginsenoside potentiates NO-mediated neurogenic vasodilatation of monkey cerebral arteries

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 109-113

  Toda, Noboru ^a   Ayajiki, Kazuhide ^a   Fujioka, Hideyuki ^a   Okamura, Tomio ^a  

^a SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ginseng extract; Monkey cerebral artery; Nitric oxide; Vasodilator nerve

Indexed keywords

ARGININE DERIVATIVE; ATROPINE; GINSENG EXTRACT; GINSENOSIDE; HEXAMETHONIUM; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; N NITRO L ARGININE; NICOTINE; NITRIC OXIDE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE; TETRODOTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INNERVATION; BRAIN ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; MALE; MONKEY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYNTHESIS; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DRUG SYNERGISM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; GINSENOSIDES; MACACA; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACTS; SAPONINS; VASODILATION;

EID: 0034990059     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(01)00217-3     Document Type: Article

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