The theaflavin fraction is responsible for the facilitatory effect of black tea at the skeletal myoneural junction

Life Sciences

Volumn 76, Issue 26, 2005, Pages 3081-3088

  Basu, S ^a   Chaudhuri, T ^a   Chauhan, S P S ^a   Das Gupta, A K ^a   Chaudhury, L ^a   Vedasiromoni, J R ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Calcium; Neuromuscular transmission; Nitric oxide; Rat hemidiaphragm; Theaflavins

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ARGININE; CALCIUM ION; DECAMETHONIUM; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NIFEDIPINE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; THEAFLAVIN; TUBOCURARINE CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM; FACILITATION; FEMALE; INHIBITION KINETICS; LIQUID; MALE; MAMMAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE TWITCH; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PARALYSIS; PHRENIC NERVE; RAT; SKELETON; TEA;

EID: 17844374595     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2004.12.018     Document Type: Article

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