Mechanism for the vascular relaxation induced by butanol extract of Agrimonia pilosa

Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 67-73

  Hua, Cao Li ^a   Lee, Jun Kyoung ^a   Cho, Kuk Hyun ^a   Kang, Dae Gill ^a,b   Kwon, Tae Oh ^b   Kwon, Ji Woong ^b   Kim, Jin Sook ^c   Sohn, Eun Jin ^c   Lee, Ho Sub ^a,b  

^a Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^b Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Butanol extracts of Agrimonia pilosa; NO cGMP; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

1H 1,2,4 OXADIAZOLO[4,3 A]QUINOXALIN 1 ONE; AGRIMONIA PILOSA EXTRACT; ATROPINE; BUTANOL; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CYCLIC GMP; GLIBENCLAMIDE; INDOMETACIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROPRANOLOL; TETRYLAMMONIUM; VERAPAMIL;

AORTA; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 33745903914     PISSN: 02533073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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