Vascular Endothelium-Dependent and Independent Actions of Oleanolic Acid and Its Synthetic Oleanane Derivatives as Possible Mechanisms for Hypotensive Effects

• Hlengiwe P. Madlala,

  Affiliation School of Laboratory Medicine & Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

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• Thomas Metzinger,

  Affiliation Pole of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Institute of Experimental and Clinical Research, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium

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• Fanie R. van Heerden,

  Affiliation School of Chemistry & Physics, College of Agriculture, Engineering & Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

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• Cephas T. Musabayane †,

  † Deceased.

  Affiliation School of Laboratory Medicine & Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

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• Kanigula Mubagwa,

  Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

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• Chantal Dessy

  * E-mail: chantal.dessy@uclouvain.be

  Affiliation Pole of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Institute of Experimental and Clinical Research, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium

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