Antihypertensive effects of onion on no synthase inhibitor-induced hypertensive rats and spontaneously hypertensive rats

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1305-1311

  Sakai, Yoko ^a   Murakami, Tetsuo ^b   Yamamoto, Yukiko ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Hypertension; NO synthase inhibitor; Onion; SHRSP

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DIET THERAPY; DRUG EFFECT; HYPERTENSION; MALE; METABOLISM; ONION; RAT; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; URINE;

ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ONIONS; RATS; RATS, INBRED SHR; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 2142856174     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.67.1305     Document Type: Article

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