Endothelium-dependent vascular smooth muscle relaxation activated by electrical field stimulation

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 219-228

  Geary, G G ^a,b   Maeda, G ^a   Gonzalez Jr , R R ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical field stimulation; Endothelium; Hyperpolarization factor; K+ channels; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ASCORBIC ACID; DILTIAZEM; GLIBENCLAMIDE; METHYLENE BLUE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENYLEPHRINE; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC FIELD; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0030786602     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201X.1997.00141.x     Document Type: Article

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