Comparative vasodilating actions among terpenoids and flavonoids contained in Ginkgo biloba extract

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 339, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 129-133

  Nishida, Seiichiro ^a   Satoh, Hiroyasu ^a  

^a NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bilobalide; Flavonoids; Ginkgo biloba extract; Quercetin; Terpenoids; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

BILOBALIDE; FLAVONOID; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINKGOLIDE A; GINKGOLIDE B; GINKGOLIDE C; GINKGOLON 24; QUERCETIN; RUTOSIDE; TERPENOID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASODILATATION;

GINKGO BILOBA;

EID: 0346996363     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cccn.2003.10.004     Document Type: Article

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