Role of potassium channels in endothelium-dependent relaxation resistant to nitroarginine in the rat hepatic artery

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 117, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1600-1606

  Zygmunt, Peter M ^a   Högestätt, Edward D ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Arteries; Hyperpolarization; Membrane potential; Nitric oxide; Potassium channels; Vascular endothelium

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); APAMIN; CALCIMYCIN; CHARYBDOTOXIN; DENDROTOXIN; HALOTHANE; HEPTANOL; IBERIOTOXIN; INDOMETACIN; OUABAIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; TETRABUTYLAMMONIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTERY MUSCLE; ARTICLE; DRUG INHIBITION; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; HEPATIC ARTERY; HYPERPOLARIZATION; ISOLATED ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029912917     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb15327.x     Document Type: Article

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