Postjunctional effect of pinacidil on contractility of isolated trachealis

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2057-2063

  Song, P ^a   Rocchi, D ^a   Lazzarotti, M ^a   Crimi, E ^a   Rehder, K ^a   Brusasco, V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

acetylcholine; airway smooth muscle; electrical field stimulation; excitatory nonadrenergic noncholinergic; inhibitory nonadrenergic noncholinergic; potassium channel opener

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; PINACIDIL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL STIMULATING AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; NONADRENERGIC NONCHOLINERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; TRACHEA;

EID: 0029743449     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09102057     Document Type: Article

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