Quercetin relaxes guinea pig gallbladder strips

Quercetin, a phytoestrogen and flavonoid, relaxes intestinal and vascular smooth muscle. The purpose of this study was to determine if quercetin had an effect on gallbladder smooth muscle. An in vitro technique was used to determine the effects of quercetin on gallbladder strips and which system(s) mediated the relaxation. Paired t-tests were used; differences between means of P

Source: Nutrition Research - September 15, 2016 Category: Nutrition Authors: Loren Kline, Edward Karpinski Tags: Original Research Source Type: research