Arbutus unedo induces endothelium-dependent relaxation of the isolated rat aorta

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 572-575

  Ziyyat, Abderrahim ^a   Mekhfi, Hassane ^a   Bnouham, Mohamed ^a   Tahri, Abdelhafid ^a   Legssyer, Abdelkhaleq ^a   Hoerter, Jacqueline ^b   Fischmeister, Rodolphe ^b  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Aorta; Arbutits unedo; Endothelial nitric oxide synthase; Endothelium; Ericaceae; NO sensitive guanylyl cyclase; Vasorelaxation

Indexed keywords

1H 1,2,4 OXADIAZOLO[4,3 A]QUINOXALIN 1 ONE; ARBUTUS UNEDO EXTRACT; ATROPINE; METHYLENE BLUE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NORADRENALIN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; AORTA; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INHIBITION KINETICS; NONHUMAN; RAT; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR RING; VASODILATATION;

ARBUTUS; ARBUTUS UNEDO; ERICACEAE;

EID: 0036743854     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1143     Document Type: Article

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