Kavain attenuates vascular contractility through inhibition of calcium channels

Planta Medica

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 784-789

  Martin, Hugh B ^a   McCallum, Michael ^a   Stofer, William D ^a   Eichinger, Mark R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortae; Kavain; Nifedipine; Piper methysticum; Piperaceae; Rat

Indexed keywords

1,4 DIHYDRO 2,6 DIMETHYL 5 NITRO 4 [2 (TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENYL] 3 PYRIDINECARBOXYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL STIMULATING AGENT; CALCIUM ION; KAVA; KAWAIN; NIFEDIPINE; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; RAT; THORACIC AORTA; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; KAVA; MALE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NIFEDIPINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PYRONES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATION;

ANIMALIA; PIPER METHYSTICUM; PIPERACEAE;

EID: 0036748111     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-34443     Document Type: Article

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