Lingonberry juice improves endothelium-dependent vasodilatation of mesenteric arteries in spontaneously hypertensive rats in a long-term intervention

Journal of Functional Foods

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 267-274

  Kivimäki, Anne S ^a   Ehlers, Pauliina I ^a   Turpeinen, Anu M ^b   Vapaatalo, Heikki ^a   Korpela, Riitta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b VALIO LTD   (Finland)

Author keywords

EDHF; Experimental hypertension; Lingonberry; Nitric oxide; Polyphenols; Vasodilatation

Indexed keywords

RATTUS; RIBES HUDSONIANUM; RIBES NIGRUM; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM MACROCARPON; VACCINIUM OXYCOCCOS; VACCINIUM VITIS-IDAEA;

EID: 80052262548     PISSN: 17564646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2011.05.001     Document Type: Article

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