Enhancement of maximal activation of neuronal nitric oxide synthase at muscarinic M1 receptors following prolonged agonist treatment

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 334, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 107-110

  Cuadra, Adolfo E ^a   El Fakahany, Esam E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Intact cells; Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors; Neuronal; Nitric oxide (NO); Nitric oxide (NO) synthase; Potentiation

Indexed keywords

CARBACHOL; MUSCARINIC M1 RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PIRENZEPINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHO CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CARBACHOL; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME ACTIVATION; MUSCARINIC AGONISTS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; PIRENZEPINE; RECEPTOR, MUSCARINIC M1; RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC;

EID: 0030850565     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)01164-3     Document Type: Article

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