Publications in collaboration with researchers from Universidade da Beira Interior (9)

2012

  1. Non-genomic vasorelaxant effects of 17Β-estradiol and progesterone in rat aorta are mediated by L-type Ca 2+ current inhibition

    Acta Pharmacologica Sinica, Vol. 33, Núm. 5, pp. 615-624

2010

  1. Testosterone and cholesterol vasodilation of rat aorta involves L-type calcium channel inhibition

    Advances in Pharmacological Sciences, Vol. 2010

2009

  1. Isolation and culture of human umbilical artery smooth muscle cells expressing functional calcium channels

    In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Animal, Vol. 45, Núm. 3-4, pp. 175-184

2008

  1. PDE4 and PDE5 regulate cyclic nucleotides relaxing effects in human umbilical arteries

    European Journal of Pharmacology, Vol. 582, Núm. 1-3, pp. 102-109

  2. Potassium channels are involved in testosterone-induced vasorelaxation of human umbilical artery

    Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, Vol. 376, Núm. 5, pp. 375-383

2007

  1. Effects of trans- and cis-resveratrol on Ca2+ handling in A7r5 vascular myocytes

    European Journal of Pharmacology, Vol. 577, Núm. 1-3, pp. 91-99

2006

  1. Study of the mechanisms involved in the vasorelaxation induced by (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate in rat aorta

    British Journal of Pharmacology, Vol. 147, Núm. 3, pp. 269-280

2004

  1. (-)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate induces contraction of the rat aorta by a calcium influx-dependent mechanism

    Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, Vol. 369, Núm. 5, pp. 496-506

  2. Comparative study of the vasorelaxant activity, superoxide-scavenging ability and cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase-inhibitory effects of hesperetin and hesperidin

    Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, Vol. 370, Núm. 6, pp. 452-463