Endogenous nitric oxide contributes to strain-related differences in airway responsiveness in rats

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 404-410

  Jia, Yanlin ^a   Xu, Lijing ^a   Turner, Debra J ^a   Martin, James G ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

cholinergic; epithelium; Fischer rat; N nitro L arginine; trachea

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHOLINERGIC STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030042936     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1996.80.2.404     Document Type: Article

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