Alteration by lipopolysaccharide of the relationship between intracellular calcium levels and contraction in rat mesenteric artery

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1218-1222

  Martínez, M Carmen ^a   Muller, Bernard ^a   Stoclet, Jean Claude ^a   Andriantsitohaina, Ramaroson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Calcium; Endotoxin shock; Resistance arteries

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CALCIUM ION; CYCLIC GMP; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NORADRENALIN; UREA DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTERY TONE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESISTANCE BLOOD VESSEL;

EID: 0030056101     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb15526.x     Document Type: Article

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