The protective effect of quercetin on the vascular endothelial cells injured by homocysteine in rabbits

Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 647-651

  Gan, Wei Jie ^a   Liu, Jun Tian ^a   Lin, Rong ^a  

^a MEDICAL SCHOOL OF XI AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Homocysteine; Quercetin; Vascular endothelial cells

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ENDOTHELIN; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HOMOCYSTEINE; MALONALDEHYDE; NITRIC OXIDE; QUERCETIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CELL DAMAGE; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENDOTHELIUM DEPENDENT RELAXATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; THORACIC AORTA; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

EID: 4043151342     PISSN: 10011978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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