Tachykinin regulation of basal synovial blood flow

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-34

  Ferrell, W R ^a   Lockhart, J C ^a   Karimian, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Joint; Substance P; Tachykinins; Vasodilatation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CAPSAICIN; FK 224; N BENZYL N2 [4 HYDROXY 1 [(1 METHYL 1H INDOL 3 YL)CARBONYL]PROLYL] N METHYL 3 (2 NAPHTHYL)ALANINAMIDE; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; SAREDUTANT; TACHYKININ; TACHYKININ RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KNEE; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNOVIUM; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0030968493     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701095     Document Type: Article

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