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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Main Authors: Anna Monori-Kiss, Emil Monos, György L Nádasy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4140796?pdf=render