Metformin relaxes rat tail artery by repolarization and resultant decreases in Ca2+ influx and intracellular [Ca2+]

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 269-274

  Chen, Xiao Liang ^a   Panek, Karen ^a   Rembold, Christopher M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium ion concentration; Depolarization; Fura 2; Membrane potential; Metformin; Phenylephrine; Vascular smooth

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; METFORMIN;

ARTERY MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CAROTID ARTERY; DEPOLARIZATION; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPOLARIZATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT; TAIL ARTERY; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0030936288     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199715030-00008     Document Type: Article

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