Effects of the Flavonoid Quercetin and its Methylated Metabolite Isorhamnetin in Isolated Arteries from Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

Planta Medica

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 995-1000

  Ibarra, Manuel ^a   Moreno, Laura ^a   Vera, Rocío ^b   Cogolludo, Angel ^a   Duarte, Juan ^b   Tamargo, Juan ^a   Perez Vizcaino, Francisco ^a,c  

^a Instituto Nacional de Toxicologia   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Flavonoid; Isorhamnetin; Quercetin; Resistance vessels; SHR

Indexed keywords

DRUG METABOLITE; FLAVONOID; ISORHAMNETIN; NORADRENALIN; QUERCETIN; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; HYPERTENSION; ILIAC ARTERY; ISOLATED ARTERY; MALE; MESENTERY BLOOD VESSEL; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT; THORACIC AORTA; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; AORTA, THORACIC; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FLAVONOLS; ILIAC ARTERY; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; QUERCETIN; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; RATS, WISTAR; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0347950024     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-45144     Document Type: Article

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