Cigarette smoke-inhibition of neurogenic bronchoconstriction in guinea-pigs in vivo: Involvement of exogenous and endogenous nitric oxide

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 779-785

  Emms, Joanne C ^a   Rogers, Duncan F ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airway tone; Bronchoconstriction; Cigarette smoke; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; NO; NOS; Plasma exudation

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ATROPINE; CIGARETTE SMOKE; EVANS BLUE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NEUROKININ A; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROPRANOLOL;

AERATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXUDATE; GUINEA PIG; LUNG PRESSURE; MALE; NONADRENERGIC NONCHOLINERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE; TIDAL VOLUME; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRONCHOCONSTRICTION; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; NEUROKININ A; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANTS, TOXIC; SMOKE; TOBACCO; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0030666338     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701440     Document Type: Article

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