Effects of arecoline in relaxing human umbilical vessels and inhibiting endothelial cell growth

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 399-405

  Kuo, Fu Chen ^a   Wu, Deng Chyang ^b   Yuan, Shyng Shiou F ^a   Hsiao, Kwo Ming ^a   Wang, Yuan Yung ^a   Yang, Yuan Chieh ^b   Lo, Yi Ching ^b  

^a I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Areca nut; Arecoline; Human umbilical arteries and veins; Human umbilical vein endothelium cells

Indexed keywords

ARECOLINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL VEIN; UMBILICUS; VASODILATATION;

ARECA; ARECOLINE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; PHYTOTHERAPY; PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL ARTERIES; UMBILICAL VEINS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 24944552423     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 03005577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2005.072     Document Type: Article

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