Quantitative analysis of vasodilatory action of quercetin on intramural coronary resistance arteries of the rat in vitro.
BACKGROUND: Dietary quercetin improves cardiovascular health, relaxes some vascular smooth muscle and has been demonstrated to serve as a substrate for the cyclooxygenase enzyme. AIMS: 1. To test quantitatively a potential direct vasodilatory effect on intramural coronary resistance artery segments,...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4140796?pdf=render |