Ellagic acid-induced endothelium-dependent and endothelium-independent vasorelaxation in rat thoracic aortic rings and the underlying mechanism

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 285-289

  Yilmaz, Bedriniam ^a   Usta, Coskun ^a  

^a University of Mediterranean   (Turkey)

Author keywords

aortic rings; ellagic acid; vasorelaxation

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; ELLAGIC ACID; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTERY TONE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ISOLATED ARTERY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; THORACIC AORTA; VASCULAR RING;

ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; ELLAGIC ACID; ENDOTHELIUM; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PUNICACEAE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

ANIMALIA; LYTHRACEAE; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 84873411132     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.4716     Document Type: Article

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