Thiobarbiturates suppress depolarization-induced contraction of vascular smooth muscle without suppression of calcium influx

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 503-507

  Kitamura, R ^a   Kakuyama, M ^a   Nakamura, K ^a   Miyawaki, I ^a   Mori, K ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics i.v., thiamylal; Anaesthetics i.v., thiopentone; Hypnotics barbiturate, pentobarbitone; Hypnotics barbiturate, secobarbitone; Ions, calcium; Muscle vascular, responses

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; PENTOBARBITAL; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SECOBARBITAL; THIAMYLAL; THIOBARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; THIOPENTAL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; DRUG EFFECT; FLUORESCENCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0029797172     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/77.4.503     Document Type: Article

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