α-Adrenoceptor activation of a chloride conductance in rat iris arterioles

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 271, Issue 6 40-6, 1996, Pages

  Gould, Dianna J ^a   Hill, Caryl E ^a  

^a Biology and Environment   (Australia)

Author keywords

calcium; chloride channel; depolarization

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; FLUFENAMIC ACID;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CHLORIDE CONDUCTANCE; DEPOLARIZATION; FEMALE; HYPERPOLARIZATION; IRIS; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030471098     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1996.271.6.h2469     Document Type: Article

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