The inhibitory effect of the flavonoid galangin on urinary bladder smooth muscle contractility is mediated in part by modulation of Ca2+ release from intracellular stores

Planta Medica

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 962-964

  Dambros, Miriam ^a   Van Deutekom, Marjanka ^a   De Jongh, Rik ^a   Van Koeveringe, Gommert A ^a   De Mey, Jo C R ^a   Van Kerrebroeck, Philip ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; CALCIUM ION; CARBACHOL; FLAVANOID; GALANGIN; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; RYANODINE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER MUSCLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROSTIMULATION; NONHUMAN; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CHOLINERGIC AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLAVONOIDS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; SWINE; URINARY BLADDER;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 27844472857     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-864180     Document Type: Article

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