Therapeutic potential of Schisandra chinensis extracts for treatment of hypertension. Introduction to: Antihypertensive effect of gomisin A from Schisandra chinensis on angiotensin II-induced hypertension via preservation of nitric oxide bioavailability by Park et al.

Hypertension Research

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 892-893

  Alexander, Jonathan Steven ^a   Wang, Yuping ^a,b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN II; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; GOMISIN A; LOSARTAN; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN; NITRIC OXIDE; SCHISANDRA CHINENSIS EXTRACT;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PROTEIN DEPHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCHISANDRA CHINENSIS;

ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CYCLOOCTANES; DIOXOLES; HYPERTENSION; LIGNANS; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; SCHISANDRA; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 84865967042     PISSN: 09169636     EISSN: 13484214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hr.2012.101     Document Type: Note

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