Role of nitric oxide on cholinergic component of bronchial tone in pig

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 157-160

  Costantino, M ^b   Norel, X ^a   Matera, M G ^b   Dulmet, E ^a   Rossi, F ^b   Brink, C ^a  

^a CENTRE CHIRURGICAL MARIE LANNELONGUE   (France)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electrical field stimulation; Nitric oxide (NO); Pig bronchi

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS TONE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONADRENERGIC NONCHOLINERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

EID: 0030240320     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/phrs.1996.0082     Document Type: Article

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