Adrenomedullin dilates rat pulmonary artery rings during hypoxia: Role of nitric oxide and vasodilator prostaglandins

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 458-462

  Yang, B C ^a   Lippton, H ^b   Gumusel, B ^b   Hyman, A ^b   Mehta, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenomedullin; Endothelium; Indomethacin; Nitric oxide; Pulmonary hypoxia

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADRENOMEDULLIN; INDOMETACIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NORADRENALIN; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; VASODILATOR AGENT;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HYPOXIC LUNG VASOCONSTRICTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RAT; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

ADRENOMEDULLIN; ANIMALS; AORTA; CELL HYPOXIA; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ENZYME INHIBITORS; INDOMETHACIN; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PEPTIDES; PULMONARY ARTERY; RATS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0029795808     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005344-199609000-00016     Document Type: Article

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