Mechanisms for the vasodilations induced by Ginkgo biloba extract and its main constituent, bilobalide, in rat aorta

Life Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 23, 2003, Pages 2659-2667

  Nishida, Seiichiro ^a   Satoh, Hiroyasu ^a  

^a NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bilobalide; Endotheium; Ginkgo biloba extract; Rat aorta; Terpenoid; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

BILOBALIDE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; INDOMETACIN; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; POTASSIUM ION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; RAT; VASCULAR RING; VASODILATATION;

GINKGO BILOBA;

EID: 0037466245     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(03)00177-2     Document Type: Article

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