Hypoxic contractile response in isolated rat thoracic aorta: Role of endothelium, extracellular calcium and endothelin

Fundamental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 121-126

  Pape, D ^a   Beuchard, J ^a   Guillo, P ^a   Allain, H ^a   Bellissant, E ^a  

^a Inst de Rech Contre le Cancer IRCC   (France)

Author keywords

bosentan; endothelin; endothelium; hypoxia; rat aorta rings

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BOSENTAN; EGTAZIC ACID; ENDOTHELIN; ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR; NICARDIPINE; NORADRENALIN; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; CALCIUM METABOLISM; ENDOTHELIUM; HYPOXIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THORACIC AORTA;

EID: 0030976531     PISSN: 07673981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-8206.1997.tb00178.x     Document Type: Article

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