Vasodilator action of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in human coronary arteries in vitro

Chinese Journal of Physiology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 164-170

  Wu, Kuen Tze ^a   Huang, Ching Ting ^a   Wei, Jeng ^b   Tsai, Lih Min ^a   Hsu, Chih Hsueng ^a   Chen, Yao Chang ^a   Yang, Jung Mou ^c   Lin, Cheng I ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b CHENG HSIN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CARDINAL TIEN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Coronary artery smooth muscle; Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA); Explanted human hearts; Inwardly rectifying K + currents (I K1 ); Rapid A type K + currents; Rhythmic phasic contraction; Tonic contraction; Voltage gated K + currents (I KV )

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; DILTIAZEM; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; INWARDLY RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNEL; OUABAIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KV1.1; POTASSIUM ION; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); ENZYME INHIBITOR; POTASSIUM; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; ISOLATED ARTERY; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHASIC CONTRACTION; POTASSIUM CURRENT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; TONIC CONTRACTION; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; ADULT; AGED; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; VASODILATATION;

ADULT; AGED; CORONARY VESSELS; DINOPROST; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; OUABAIN; POTASSIUM; SODIUM-POTASSIUM-EXCHANGING ATPASE; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 38449098817     PISSN: 03044920     EISSN: 26660059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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