Effects of L-N(G)-nitro-arginine on noradrenaline induced contraction in the rat anococcygeus muscle

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1035-1038

  Hoyo, Yolanda ^a   Giraldo, Jesús ^a   Vila, Elisabet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

1 adrenoceptor; Anococcygeus muscle (rat); L N(G) nitro arginine; NANC transmission

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ARGININE; DEXTRO ARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ENZYME INHIBITOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ALKYLATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANOCOCCYGEUS MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; IN VITRO STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROARGININE; NOREPINEPHRINE; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0030612017     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701005     Document Type: Article

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