Noradrenaline, β-adrenoceptor mediated vasorelaxation and nitric oxide in large and small pulmonary arteries of the rat

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 122, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1375-1384

  Priest, R M ^a   Hucks, D ^a   Ward, J P T ^a  

^a St Thomas' Campus   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endothelium; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Noradrenaline; Pulmonary artery; adrenoceptors

Indexed keywords

3 ISOPROPYLAMINO 1 (7 METHYL 4 INDANYLOXY) 2 BUTANOL; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; FORSKOLIN; ISOPRENALINE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN; PHENTOLAMINE; PROPRANOLOL; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; SALBUTAMOL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY TONE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; RAT; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0030831846     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701528     Document Type: Article

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