Vascular Myocyte-Derived Nitric Oxide Is an Autocrine That Limits Vasoconstriction

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 194, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 763-768

  Charpie, John R ^a   Webb, R Clinton ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMAL; AORTA; ARGININE; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; IN VITRO; INDOMETHACIN; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROARGININE; PHENYLEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, INBRED WKY; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0027209561     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1993.1887     Document Type: Article

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