Role of propolis on tyrosine hydroxylase activity and blood pressure in nitric oxide synthase-inhibited hypertensive rats

Clinical and Experimental Hypertension

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 424-428

  Gogebakan, Ayse ^a   Talas, Zeliha Selamoglu ^a   Ozdemir, Ilknur ^b   Sahna, Engin ^c  

^a NIGDE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; L NAME; Nitric oxide; Propolis; Rat; Tyrosine hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; PROPOLIS; RNA; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ADRENAL MEDULLA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEART; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VENOUS PRESSURE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROPOLIS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 84866103517     PISSN: 10641963     EISSN: 15256006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10641963.2012.665542     Document Type: Article

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