Relaxing effects of phytoestrogen α-zearalanol on rat thoracic aorta rings in vitro

Chinese Journal of Physiology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 99-105

  Wang, Wen ^a,b   Jiang, Dongqiao ^a   Zhu, Yingfen ^a   Liu, Wei ^c,d   Duan, Jinhong ^c   Dai, Sunling ^c  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES   (China)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

cGMP; NO; Thoracic aortas; Vasorelaxation; ZAL

Indexed keywords

1,4 DIHYDRO 2,6 DIMETHYL 5 NITRO 4 [2 (TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENYL] 3 PYRIDINECARBOXYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; ALPHA ZERALANOL; CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; CHARYBDOTOXIN; CYCLIC GMP; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED HYPERPOLARIZING FACTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FULVESTRANT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; METHYLENE BLUE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PHYTOESTROGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; THORACIC AORTA; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASODILATATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

3-PYRIDINECARBOXYLIC ACID, 1,4-DIHYDRO-2,6-DIMETHYL-5-NITRO-4-(2-(TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENYL)-, METHYL ESTER; ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CHARYBDOTOXIN; CYCLIC GMP; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PHYTOESTROGENS; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; VASODILATION; ZERANOL;

EID: 70349558071     PISSN: 03044920     EISSN: 26660059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4077/CJP.2009.AMH006     Document Type: Article

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