Human α‐calcitonin gene‐related peptide stimulates adenylate cyclase and guanylate cyclase and relaxes rat thoracic aorta by releasing nitric oxide

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 691-696

  Gray, David W ^a   Marshall, Ian ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcitonin gene related peptide (CGRP): nitric oxide; cyclic AMP; cyclic GMP; endothelium dependent vascular relaxation; NG nitro l arginine (l NOARG); rat thoracic aorta

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALPHA CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CYCLIC CMP; CYCLIC GMP; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; HEMOGLOBIN; IBUPROFEN; METHYLENE BLUE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THORACIC AORTA; VASODILATATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENYLATE CYCLASE; ANIMAL; AORTA, THORACIC; ARGININE; CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; HEMOGLOBINS; IBUPROFEN; IN VITRO; MALE; METHYLENE BLUE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROARGININE; NOREPINEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SECOND MESSENGER SYSTEMS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0026803386     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: 14765381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1992.tb14508.x     Document Type: Article

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