Heme oxygenase inhibitor zinc protoporphyrin IX causes an activation of nitric oxide synthase in the rabbit internal anal sphincter

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 277, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1376-1382

  Chakder, Sushanta ^a   Rathi, Sandeep ^a   Ma, Xin Liang ^a   Rattan, Satish ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HEME OXYGENASE INHIBITOR; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PROTOPORPHYRIN ZINC; TETRODOTOXIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; MUSCLE TONE; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

ANAL CANAL; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HEME OXYGENASE (DECYCLIZING); NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RABBITS; ZINC;

EID: 0030433676     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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