Genistein, a soy phytoestrogen, upregulates the expression of human endothelial nitric oxide synthase and lowers blood pressure in spontaneously hypertensive rats

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 297-304

  Si, Hongwei ^a   Liu, Dongmin ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ESTROGEN; GENISTEIN; NITRIC OXIDE; PHYTOESTROGEN; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPERTENSION; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; UPREGULATION;

RATTUS;

EID: 38949143319     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/138.2.297     Document Type: Article

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