The Mechanism of Endothelium-Independent Relaxation Induced by the Wine Polyphenol Resveratrol in Human Internal Mammary Artery

Abstract.: Resveratrol, a stilbene polyphenol found in grapes and red wine, produces vasorelaxation in both endothelium-dependent and endothelium-independent manners. The mechanisms by which resveratrol causes vasodilatation are uncertain. The aim of this study was to investigate the mechanism(s) of...

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Main Authors: Novakovic Aleksandra, Gojkovic-Bukarica Ljiljana, Peric Miodrag, Nezic Dusan, Djukanovic Bosko, Markovic-Lipkovski Jasmina, Heinle Helmut
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2006-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319344780