Nitric oxide-dependent hypotensive effects of wax gourd juice

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 404-407

  Nakashima, Miki ^a   Shigekuni, Yukiko ^a   Obi, Takeshi ^a   Shiraishi, Mitsuya ^a   Miyamoto, Atsushi ^a   Yamasaki, Hideo ^b   Etoh, Takeomi ^a   Iwai, Sumio ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Nitric oxide; Porcine aortic endothelial cell; Rat thoracic aorta; Winter melon

Indexed keywords

N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WAX GOURD JUICE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BENINCASA HISPIDA; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART MUSCLE RELAXATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; VASCULAR RING; VEGETABLE;

ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CELLS, CULTURED; CUCURBITACEAE; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SWINE;

BENINCASA HISPIDA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; SUS;

EID: 81255185065     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.09.027     Document Type: Article

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