The role of endothelium in the calcium-induced reduction of the contractile response of the rabbit aorta

General Pharmacology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 745-752

  Ortega, Ana ^a   Puerro, Miguel ^a   Lopez Miranda, Visitación ^a   Aleixandre, Amaya ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

endothelium; High calcium; nitric oxide; prostacyclin; rabbit aorta contractility

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CALCIUM ION; INDOMETACIN; METHOXAMINE; METHYLENE BLUE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ISOLATED ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; CALCIUM; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ENZYME INHIBITORS; METHOXAMINE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RABBITS; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 0030909301     PISSN: 03063623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-3623(96)00306-0     Document Type: Article

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