Quercetin improves baroreflex sensitivity in spontaneously hypertensive rats

Molecules

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 12997-13008

  Monteiro, Matheus M O ^a   França Silva, Maria S ^a   Alves, Naiane F B ^a   Porpino, Suênia K P ^a   Braga, Valdir A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Baroreflex; Hypertension; Quercetin

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; QUERCETIN; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; HEART MUSCLE; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; RAT; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT; WISTAR KYOTO RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; QUERCETIN; RATS; RATS, INBRED SHR; RATS, INBRED WKY; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

EID: 84870231302     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules171112997     Document Type: Article

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