Cinnamomi ramulus Ethanol Extract Exerts Vasorelaxation through Inhibition of Ca2+ Influx and Ca2+ Release in Rat Aorta

Contraction of vascular smooth muscle cells depends on the induction of cytosolic calcium ion (Ca2+) due to either Ca2+ influx through voltage-gated Ca2+ channels or to receptor-mediated Ca2+ release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum. The present study investigated the vasorelaxation effect of Cinnamo...

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Main Authors: Yun Hwan Kang, Heung Mook Shin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/513068