The soy isoflavone genistein induces a late but sustained activation of the endothelial nitric oxide-synthase system in vitro

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 394-399

  Räthel, Thomas R ^a   Leikert, Jürgen F ^a   Vollmar, Angelika M ^a   Dirsch, Verena M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Endothelial nitric oxide synthase; Isoflavones; Nitric oxide; Phytoestrogens; Soy

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; BIOCHANIN A; CITRULLINE; DAIDZEIN; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; FLUORESCENT DYE; FORMONONETIN; GENISTEIN; ISOFLAVONE; NITRIC OXIDE; PHYTOESTROGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; SOYBEAN;

ARGININE; CELL LINE; CITRULLINE; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ESTRADIOL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENES, REPORTER; GENISTEIN; HUMANS; LUCIFERASES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; PHYTOESTROGENS;

EID: 14644435162     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0706075     Document Type: Article

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