Neocuproine, a selective Cu(I) chelator, and the relaxation of rat vascular smooth muscle by S-nitrosothiols

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1047-1050

  Al Sa'doni, H H ^a   Megson, I L ^a   Bisland, S ^a   Butler, A R ^a   Flitney, F W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Copper; Neocuproine; S nitrosothiol; Vascular smooth muscle; Vasodilator responses

Indexed keywords

2,9 DIMETHYL 1,10 PHENANTHROLINE; CHELATING AGENT; COPPER; N ACETYL S NITROSOPENICILLAMINE; NITROSO DERIVATIVE; NITROUS OXIDE; PHENYLEPHRINE; S NITROSOGLUTATHIONE; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY TONE; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; TAIL ARTERY; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; CHELATING AGENTS; COPPER; GLUTATHIONE; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NITROSO COMPOUNDS; PENICILLAMINE; PHENANTHROLINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; S-NITROSO-N-ACETYLPENICILLAMINE; S-NITROSOGLUTATHIONE; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0030795495     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701218     Document Type: Article

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