Antioxidant protection of NO-induced relaxations of the mouse anococcygeus against inhibition by superoxide anions, hydroquinone and carboxy-PTIO

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 432-438

  Lilley, Elliot ^a   Gibson, Alan ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anococcygeus (mouse); Ascorbate; Carboxy PTIO; Glutathione; Hydroquinone; Hydroxocobalamin; Nitric oxide; Superoxide anions; Superoxide dismutase; tocopherol

Indexed keywords

2 (4 CARBOXYPHENYL) 4,4,5,5 TETRAMETHYLIMIDAZOLINE 1 OXYL 3 OXIDE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; DIETHYLDITHIOCARBAMIC ACID; DUROQUINONE; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROQUINONE; HYDROXOCOBALAMIN; NITRIC OXIDE; SUPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHINE; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANOCOCCYGEUS MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MALE; MOUSE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION;

EID: 0029833626     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb16004.x     Document Type: Article

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