Inhibition of nitrergic relaxations by a selective inhibitor of the soluble guanylate cyclase

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 137-140

  Cellek, Selim ^a,b   Kasakov, Lubomir ^a,c   Moncada, Salvador ^a,b  

^a WELLCOME RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United Kingdom)

^b Cruciform Project   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Anococcygeus (rabbit); Cyclic GMP; Nitrergic neurotransmission; ODQ; Soluble guanylate cyclase

Indexed keywords

1H 1,2,4 OXADIAZOLO[4,3 A]QUINOXALINE; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC GMP; CYCLIC GMP DERIVATIVE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; ISOPRENALINE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; QUINOXALINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANOCOCCYGEUS MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC FIELD; MALE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

EID: 0029928476     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb15376.x     Document Type: Article

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