Effects of Thapsigargin in Isolated Rat Thoracic Aorta

Pharmacology & Toxicology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 7-11

  Mikkelsen, E O ^a   Thastrup, O ^b   Christensen, S Bregger ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CALCIMYCIN; CARBACHOL; INDOMETACIN; MEPYRAMINE; NITRENDIPINE; PHENTOLAMINE; POTASSIUM; THAPSIGARGIN;

ANIMAL CELL; AORTA; NONHUMAN; RAT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

ANIMAL; AORTA, THORACIC; CALCIMYCIN; CARBACHOL; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; IN VITRO; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PLANT EXTRACTS; POTASSIUM; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; THAPSIGARGIN;

EID: 0023840470     PISSN: 09019928     EISSN: 16000773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0773.1988.tb01835.x     Document Type: Article

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