Endothelium-independent vasodilation induced by kolaviron, a biflavonoid complex from Garcinia kola seeds, in rat superior mesenteric arteries

Journal of Smooth Muscle Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-53

  Adaramoye, Oluwatosin A ^a,b   Medeiros, Isac A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Ca2+ influx; Endothelium independent; Garcinia kola; Mesenteric artery; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CHARYBDOTOXIN; CHELATING AGENT; EGTAZIC ACID; FLAVONOID; INOSITOL 1,4,5 TRISPHOSPHATE; KOLAVIRON; NEUROTOXIN; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GARCINIA KOLA; MALE; METABOLISM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUE; PLANT SEED; RAT; SUPERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION; WISTAR RAT;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; CHARYBDOTOXIN; CHELATING AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EGTAZIC ACID; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FLAVONOIDS; GARCINIA KOLA; INOSITOL 1,4,5-TRISPHOSPHATE; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MESENTERIC ARTERY, SUPERIOR; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROTOXINS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEEDS; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 67649742253     PISSN: 09168737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1540/jsmr.45.39     Document Type: Article

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