Vasorelaxation by L-arginine after L-NAME administration in rabbits consuming moderate amounts of red wine

Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 318-321

  Wakabayashi, Yasuhisa ^a  

^a KITASATO INSTITUTE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Nitric oxide; Nitrite nitrate; Red wine

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; WATER; ALCOHOL; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD INTAKE; IN VIVO STUDY; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; KIDNEY VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; RED WINE; RENAL ARTERY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR RING; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION; WINE; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DRUG EFFECT; KIDNEY; METABOLISM; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; ETHANOL; KIDNEY; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; RABBITS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS; WATER; WINE;

EID: 0036702548     PISSN: 03014800     EISSN: 18817742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.48.318     Document Type: Article

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