Comparison of Green Tea Extract and Epigallocatechin Gallate on Blood Pressure and Contractile Responses of Vascular Smooth Muscle of Rats
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Lim, Dong-Yoon
(Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Chosun University)
Lee, Eun-Sook (Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Chosun University) Park, Hyeon-Gyoon (Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Chosun University) Kim, Byeong-Cheol (Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Chosun University) Hong, Soon-Pyo (Department of Internal Medicine (Cardiology), College of Medicine, Chosun University) Lee, Eun-Bang (Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University) |
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