A calcium channel blocker, benidipine, improves cell membrane fluidity in human subjects via a nitric oxide-dependent mechanism: An electron paramagnetic resonance investigation

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1143-1150

  Tsuda, Kazushi ^a   Nishio, Ichiro ^a  

^a WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Benidipine; electron paramagnetic resonance; erythrocytes; membrane fluidity; nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

8 BROMO CYCLIC GMP; BENIDIPINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CYCLIC GMP; N ACETYL S NITROSOPENICILLAMINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIN LABELING;

AGED; ARGININE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CELL MEMBRANE; CYCLIC GMP; DIHYDROPYRIDINES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HEMORHEOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MIDDLE AGED; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; PENICILLAMINE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 11144346963     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2004.07.012     Document Type: Article

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