Characterization of the anatomical structures involved in the contractile response of the rat lung periphery

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 734-740

  Salerno, Francesco G ^a   Kurosawa, Hajime ^a   Eidelman, David H ^a   Ludwig, Mara S ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Angiotensin II; Hysteresivity; Lung explants; Lung parenchymal strip; Noradrenaline; Viscoelastic

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANGIOTENSIN; ATROPINE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NORADRENALIN; PROPRANOLOL;

AIRWAY CONSTRICTION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG RESISTANCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

EID: 0029896010     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb15461.x     Document Type: Article

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