Nitric oxide-mediated relaxation without concomitant changes in cyclic GMP content of rat proximal colon

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1204-1208

  Takeuchi, Tadayoshi ^a   Kishi, Masami ^a   Ishii, Toshiaki ^a   Nishio, Hideaki ^a   Hata, Fumiaki ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cyclic GMP; LY 83583; Nitric oxide; Nonadrenergic noncholinergic relaxation; Rat proximal colon

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIMETHYL 4 PHENYLPIPERAZINIUM; 6 ANILINO 5,8 QUINOLINEQUINONE; CYCLIC GMP; CYCLIC GMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; METHYLENE BLUE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASCENDING COLON; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MALE; NONADRENERGIC NONCHOLINERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION;

EID: 0029976225     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb16717.x     Document Type: Article

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