Red marine alga Bryothamnion triquetrum lectin induces endothelium- dependent relaxation of the rat aorta via release of nitric oxide

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1415-1421

  Lima, Ricardo F ^a   Criddle, David N ^a,b   Souza, Emmanuel P ^a   Sampaio, Alexandre H ^c   Nascimento, Kyria S ^c   Cavada, Benildo S ^c   Assreuy, Ana Maria S ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN; INDOMETACIN; LECTIN; MUCIN; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENYLEPHRINE; SUGAR; TETRYLAMMONIUM; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BRYOTHAMNION TRIQUETRUM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG PURIFICATION; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; GLYCOPROTEIN BINDING SITE; IC 50; ISOLATED ARTERY; LECTIN BINDING SITE; MALE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; RAT; RED ALGA; VASCULAR RING; VASODILATATION;

ALGAE, RED; ANIMALS; AORTA; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; LECTINS; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, MITOGEN;

EID: 8144227726     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/0022357044616     Document Type: Article

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