Atherosclerosis and responses of human isolated coronary arteries to endothelium-dependent and -independent vasodilators

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 14, Issue , 1989, Pages S35-S39

  Berkenboom, Guy ^a   Unger, Philippe ^a   Fontaine, Jeanine ^b  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Coronary arteries; Endothelium; Nitroglycerin; SIN 1; Vasodilators

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED RELAXING FACTOR; FORSKOLIN; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; ISOPRENALINE; LINSIDOMINE; METHYLENE BLUE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SEROTONIN;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY; HEART FAILURE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

ANIMAL; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; DOGS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FORSKOLIN; IN VITRO; ISOPROTERENOL; MOLSIDOMINE; NITROGLYCERIN; RODENTIA; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0024830306     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: 15334023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005344-198914110-00007     Document Type: Article

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