(-)-Epicatechin reduces blood pressure and improves vasorelaxation in spontaneously hypertensive rats by NO-mediated mechanism
(-)-Epicatechin reduces blood pressure and improves vasorelaxation in spontaneously hypertensive rats by NO-mediated mechanism
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DOI:
10.1002/iub.1185
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发表时间:
2013-08-01
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影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
Fraga, Cesar G.
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作者:
Galleano, Monica;Bernatova, Iveta;Fraga, Cesar G.
Studies in humans have found consumption of certain flavanoid-containing foods to be associated with improvement in endothelial function and with reduction of blood pressure (BP). (-)-Epicatechin is a compound representative of the flavanols (a subfamily of flavonoids), abundant in cocoa seeds, which is preserved during the industrialization process to chocolate. P