The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 21, Issue 7 , Pages 613-620 , July 2010

Formononetin, an isoflavone, relaxes rat isolated aorta through endothelium-dependent and endothelium-independent pathways

  • Jian-Hong Wu

      Affiliations

    • State Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine and Molecular Pharmacology, Shenzhen 518057, PR China
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  • Qing Li

      Affiliations

    • State Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine and Molecular Pharmacology, Shenzhen 518057, PR China
    • Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100094, PR China
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  • Min-Yi Wu

      Affiliations

    • State Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine and Molecular Pharmacology, Shenzhen 518057, PR China
    • ,
  • De-Jian Guo

      Affiliations

    • State Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine and Molecular Pharmacology, Shenzhen 518057, PR China
    • ,
  • Huan-Le Chen

      Affiliations

    • State Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine and Molecular Pharmacology, Shenzhen 518057, PR China
    • ,
  • Shi-Lin Chen

      Affiliations

    • State Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine and Molecular Pharmacology, Shenzhen 518057, PR China
    • Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100094, PR China
    • ,
  • Sai-Wang Seto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China
    • ,
  • Alice L.S. Au

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China
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  • Christina C.W. Poon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China
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  • George P.H. Leung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China
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  • Simon M.Y. Lee

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Av. Padre Tomas Pereira S.J., Taipa, Macau, PR China
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  • Yiu-Wa Kwan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China
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  • Shun-Wan Chan

      Affiliations

    • State Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine and Molecular Pharmacology, Shenzhen 518057, PR China
    • Open Laboratory of Chirotechnology, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, PR China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Open Laboratory of Chirotechnology, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, PR China. Tel.: +852 34008718; fax: +852 23649932.

Received 6 February 2009 ,Revised 10 March 2009 ,Accepted 17 March 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2009.03.010

The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 21, Issue 7 , Pages 613-620 , July 2010

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