A Constituent of Green Tea, Epigallocatechin-3-gallate, Activates Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase by a Phosphatidylinositol-3-OH-kinase-, cAMP-dependent Protein Kinase-, and Akt-dependent Pathway and Leads to Endothelial-dependent Vasorelaxation
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- 1 February 2004
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Biological Chemistry
- Vol. 279 (7) , 6190-6195
- https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m309114200
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