Vascular effects of caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) on isolated rat thoracic aorta

Life Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-80

  Cicala, Carla ^a   Morello, Silvana ^a   Iorio, Carolina ^a   Capasso, Raffaele ^a,b   Borrelli, Francesca ^a   Mascolo, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calcium; CAPE; Contraction; Phenylephrine; Propolis; Thoracic aorta; Vasorelaxation

Indexed keywords

CAFFEIC ACID PHENETHYL ESTER; CALCIUM; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROPOLIS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA MEDIA; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CYTOSOL; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTHELIUM; EVALUATION; FORCE TRANSDUCER; INCUBATION TIME; ISOLATED ARTERY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; THORACIC AORTA; VASCULAR RING; VASODILATATION;

APIS MELLIFERA; PROPOLIS;

EID: 0037462170     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(03)00235-2     Document Type: Article

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