Mechanism of the vasodilator effect of Euxanthone in rat small mesenteric arteries

Phytomedicine

Volumn 17, Issue 8-9, 2010, Pages 690-692

  Camara D V ^a   Lemos, V S ^a   Santos, M H ^b   Nagem, T J ^c   Cortes, S F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ALFENAS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Protein Kinase C; Resistance Artery; Vasodilatation; Xanthone

Indexed keywords

EUXANTHONE; NITRIC OXIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; PROTEIN KINASE C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLTAGE GATED CALCIUM CHANNEL; XANTHONE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CLUSIACEAE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERIES; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROTEIN KINASE C; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS; XANTHONES;

RATTUS;

EID: 77952289198     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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