Pharmacological Research, cilt.48, sa.2, ss.133-138, 2003 (SCI-Expanded)
Aim: We investigated the vascular effects of agmatine (decarboxylated arginine = AGM), an endogenous ligand for alpha(2)-adrenoceptors and imidazoline receptors, present in endothelium and smooth muscle, using the diabetic rat aortae.