Oral administration of a soy extract improves endothelial dysfunction in ovariectomized rats

Planta Medica

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1142-1144

  Catania, Maria Antonietta ^a   Crupi, Anna ^b   Firenzuoli, Fabio ^c   Parisi, Alessandra ^a   Sturiale, Alessio ^d   Squadrito, Francesco ^a   Caputi, Achille Patrizio ^a   Calapai, Gioacchino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b Pharmalife Research (LC)   (Italy)

^c SAN GIUSEPPE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ESTRADIOL; ISOFLAVONE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; LEGUME; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; RAT; SOYBEAN; UTERUS WEIGHT; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASCULAR RING; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; AORTA; ARGININE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; ISOFLAVONES; MODELS, ANIMAL; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE; OVARIECTOMY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SOYBEANS; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ANIMALIA; FABACEAE; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 0036969337     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-36349     Document Type: Article

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