Mechanisms involved in the vasodilator effect of the flavanol floranol in rat small mesenteric arteries

Planta Medica

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 465-467

  Rezende, Bruno A ^a   Cortes, Steyner F ^a   Lemos, Virgínia S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM CHLORIDE; FLAVANOL DERIVATIVE; FLORANOL; INDOMETACIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; TETRYLAMMONIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENDOTHELIUM; IC 50; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NONHUMAN; RAT; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FABACEAE; FLAVANONES; FLAVONOIDS; MESENTERIC ARTERIES; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; RATS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 2642576646     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-818977     Document Type: Article

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