Assessment of enhanced endothelium - dependent vasodilation by intermittent fasting in Wistar albino rats

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 336-342

  Abdul Razzak, Rima L ^a   Abu Hozaifa, Bodour M ^b   Bamosa, Abdullah O ^b   Ali, Emah M ^b  

^a ARABIAN GULF UNIVERSITY   (Bahrain)

^b IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Aorta; Intermittent fasting; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; ENDOTHELIUM; INTERMITTENT FASTING; MALE; MYOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; RAT; VASODILATATION; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FASTING; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VASODILATION;

EID: 84857341538     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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