Vasorelaxant effect of stilbenes from rhizome extract of rhubarb (Rheum undulatum) on the contractility of rat aorta

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 186-189

  Mi, Young Yoo ^a   Oh, Kwang Seok ^a   Jung, Won Lee ^a   Ho, Won Seo ^a   Gyu, Hwan Yon ^a   Dae, Young Kwon ^b   Young, Sup Kim ^a   Shi, Yong Ryu ^a   Byung, Ho Lee ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology   (South Korea)

^b Korea Food Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Piceatannol; Rat aorta; Rheum undulatum; Vasorelaxation

Indexed keywords

DESOXYRHAPONTIGENIN; METHANOL; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; PHENYLEPHRINE; PICEATANNOL; PICEID; PLANT EXTRACT; RESVERATROL; RHAPONTIGENIN; RHAPONTIN; RHEUM UNDULATUM EXTRACT; RHUBARB EXTRACT; STILBENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINIFERIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; NONHUMAN; RAT; RHEUM UNDULATUM; RHIZOME; RHUBARB; THORACIC AORTA; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; AORTA; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RHEUM; RHIZOME; STILBENES; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

RATTUS; RHEUM UNDULATUM; RHEUM X HYBRIDUM;

EID: 33846997210     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2042     Document Type: Article

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