Endothelial prostanoids involved in the relaxation produced by acetylcholine in the human pulmonary artery

Japanese Journal of Physiology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 403-409

  Zhang, Guoliang ^a,b   Niwa, Hiroshi ^a   Masaoka, Akira ^a   Yamamoto, Yoshimichi ^a   Suzuki, Hikaru ^a  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIV MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

EDRF; Endothelium; Prostanoids; Pulmonary artery; Relaxation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; INDOMETACIN; N(G) NITROARGININE; NORADRENALIN; PHENTOLAMINE; PROSTACYCLIN; PROSTANOID;

ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PULMONARY ARTERY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADULT; AGED; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; INDOMETHACIN; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROARGININE; POTASSIUM; PROSTAGLANDINS; PULMONARY ARTERY; SODIUM; VASODILATION;

EID: 0030482431     PISSN: 0021521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2170/jjphysiol.46.403     Document Type: Article

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