A pharmacological action of vitamin E unrelated to its antioxidant capacity

Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 499-505

  Kelly, M J ^a   Mathie, A Z ^a   Vallance, C ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Colon; Hypoxia; Phytol; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ALPHA TOCOTRIENOL; BETA TOCOPHEROL; DELTA TOCOPHEROL; GAMMA TOCOPHEROL; MENADIONE; PHYTOL; TROLOX C;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COLON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; HYPOXIA; MALE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ANIMALS; ANOXIA; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CHROMANS; COLON, TRANSVERSE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; METHACRYLATES; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PHYTOL; PYROGALLOL; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; STEREOISOMERISM; TEMPERATURE; TERPENES;

EID: 33845372275     PISSN: 03790355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/mf.2006.28.8.1003577     Document Type: Article

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