Effect of vitamin C on endothelial dysfunction during N-α-tosyl L-arginine methyl ester [TAME]-esterase induced contractions in rat aorta in vitro

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 617-619

  Gurib, F B H ^a   Subratty, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; DISEASES; ENZYMES; ESTERS;

DYSFUNCTION;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

ANIMAL; AORTA, THORACIC; ASCORBIC ACID; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; IN VITRO; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; ANIMALS;

ASCORBIC ACID; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE; TOSYLARGININE METHYL ESTER HYDROLASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; IN VITRO STUDY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; THORACIC AORTA; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0036013736     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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