Black tea protects against hypertension-associated endothelial dysfunction through alleviation of endoplasmic reticulum stress

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Cheang, Wai San ^a   Ngai, Ching Yuen ^a   Tam, Ye Yen ^a   Tian, Xiao Yu ^b   Wong, Wing Tak ^b   Zhang, Yang ^a   Lau, Chi Wai ^a   Chen, Zhen Yu ^a   Bian, Zhao Xiang ^c   Huang, Yu ^a   Leung, Fung Ping ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 84929359043     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep10340     Document Type: Article

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