Effects of PPADS and suramin on contractions and cytoplasmic Ca2+ changes evoked by AP4A, ATP and α,β-methylene ATP in guinea-pig urinary bladder

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 698-702

  Usune, Sadaharu ^a   Katsuragi, Takeshi ^a   Furukawa, Tatsuo ^a  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ap4A; ATP; Cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration; Guinea pig urinary bladder; Nifedipine; P2x purinoceptor; PPADS; Suramin; , methylene ATP

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALPHA,BETA METHYLENEADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ION; DIADENOSINE TETRAPHOSPHATE; FURA 2; NIFEDIPINE; PURINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SURAMIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER CONTRACTION; BLADDER MUSCLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESENSITIZATION; GUINEA PIG; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030026653     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb15246.x     Document Type: Article

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