Endothelium-dependent and -independent relaxation induced by pinocembrin in rat aortic rings

Vascular Pharmacology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 160-165

  Zhu, Xiao Ming ^a   Fang, Lian Hua ^a   Li, Yu Juan ^a   Du, Guan Hua ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

Author keywords

Aorta; Calcium; Nitric oxide; Pinocembrin; Vasorelaxant

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; CYCLIC GMP; FLAVONE DERIVATIVE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; INDOMETACIN; METHYLENE BLUE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN; PINOCEMBRINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CHANNEL GATING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; THORACIC AORTA; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR RING; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; CALCIUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ENDOTHELIUM-DEPENDENT RELAXING FACTORS; FLAVANONES; INDOMETHACIN; MALE; METHYLENE BLUE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NOREPINEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASODILATION;

EID: 33846222394     PISSN: 15371891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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