Evidence against nitrergic neuromodulation in the rat vas deferens

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 334, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 87-93

  Ventura, Sabatino ^a   Burnstock, Geoffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

l Arginine; N nitro L arginine methyl ester (L NAME); Neurotransmission; Nitric oxide (NO); Sodium nitroprusside; Vas deferens, rat

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NORADRENALIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NERVE ENDING; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VAS DEFERENS; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; VAS DEFERENS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0030827732     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)01172-2     Document Type: Article

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