Effects of catechins on vascular tone in rat thoracic aorta with endothelium

Life Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 21, 2002, Pages 2553-2562

  Sanae, Fujiko ^a   Miyaichi, Yukinori ^a   Kizu, Haruhisa ^a   Hayashi, Hisao ^a  

^a HOKURIKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Catechins; Endothelium; Nitric oxide; Rat thoracic aorta; Vasoconstriction; Vasorelaxation

Indexed keywords

1 HYDROXY 2 OXO 3 (N METHYL 3 AMINOPROPYL) 3 METHYL 1 TRIAZENE; CATECHIN; CATECHIN GALLATE; EPIGALLOCATECHIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; GALLOCATECHIN; GALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NOC 7; PHENYLEPHRINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; THORACIC AORTA;

ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; CATECHIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SYNERGISM; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; INDOMETHACIN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PHENYLEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASOMOTOR SYSTEM;

EID: 0037063702     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(02)02080-5     Document Type: Article

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