Influence of contractile agonists on the mechanism of endothelium-dependent relaxation in rat isolated mesenteric artery

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 191-193

  Plane, Frances ^a   Garland, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endothelium dependent hyperpolarization; Nitric oxide; Vascular smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

15 HYDROXY 11ALPHA,9ALPHA EPOXYMETHANOPROSTA 5,13 DIENOIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NORADRENALIN; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPOLARIZATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0029791848     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb15970.x     Document Type: Article

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