Potency and kinetics of nitric oxide-mediated vascular smooth muscle relaxation determined with flash photolysis of ruthenium nitrosyl chlorides

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 971-973

  Carter, T D ^a   Bettache, N ^a,b   Ogden, D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Flash photolysis; Nitric oxide; Relaxation; Ruthenium nitrosyl chlorides

Indexed keywords

LIGAND; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN; OXYHEMOGLOBIN; RUTHENIUM DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; TIME; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; KINETICS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NITRIC OXIDE; NOREPINEPHRINE; PHOTOLYSIS; RABBITS; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0030831907     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701549     Document Type: Article

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