Differential modulation by the endothelium of contractile responses to 5-hydroxytryptamine, noradrenaline, and histamine in the rabbit isolated basilar artery

General Pharmacology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 681-687

  Ohnuki, Akira ^a   Ogawa, Yasuo ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

5 hydroxytryptamine; endothelial derived contractile factor (EDCF); endothelial derived relaxing factor (EDRF); endothelium; histamine; n(G) nitro L arginine (L NNA); noradrenaline; Rabbit basilar artery

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED CONSTRICTING FACTOR; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED RELAXING FACTOR; HISTAMINE; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ANIMALS; BASILAR ARTERY; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HISTAMINE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROARGININE; NOREPINEPHRINE; OCTOXYNOL; RABBITS; SEROTONIN; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 0030908594     PISSN: 03063623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-3623(96)00352-7     Document Type: Article

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