TxA2-induced pulmonary artery contraction requires extracellular calcium

Respiration Physiology

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 155-166

  Liu, Fei ^a   Wu, Jang Yen ^a   Beasley, Dorian ^a   Orr, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood vessels, pulmonary artery; Mammals, rabbit; Mediators, TxA2; Pharmacological agents, nifedipine, verapamil; Pulmonary circulation, arterial vasoconstiction, thromboxane A2

Indexed keywords

15 HYDROXY 11ALPHA,9ALPHA EPOXYMETHANOPROSTA 5,13 DIENOIC ACID; CAFFEINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; NIFEDIPINE; THROMBOXANE A2; VERAPAMIL; CALCIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; LUNG CIRCULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY OCCLUSION; RABBIT; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PULMONARY ARTERY; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

15-HYDROXY-11 ALPHA,9 ALPHA-(EPOXYMETHANO)PROSTA-5,13-DIENOIC ACID; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PULMONARY ARTERY; RABBITS; THROMBOXANE A2; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 0030609910     PISSN: 00345687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-5687(97)00046-7     Document Type: Article

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