Carbon monoxide-induced relaxation of the ductus arteriosus in the lamb: Evidence against the prime role of guanylyl cyclase

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 118, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1689-1696

  Coceani, F ^a   Kelsey, L ^a   Seidlitz, E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide; Cyclic GMP; Cytochrome P450; Ductus arteriosus; Guanylyl cyclase; LY 83583; Methylene blue; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthesis inhibitor; Oxygen; Photoactivation

Indexed keywords

6 ANILINO 5,8 QUINOLINEQUINONE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CYCLIC GMP; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE INHIBITOR; INDOMETACIN; METHYLENE BLUE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; OXYGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; FEMALE; FETUS; LAMB; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0029955895     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb15593.x     Document Type: Article

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