Pharmacological characterization of endothelin-induced rat pulmonary arterial dilatation

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 782-786

  Higashi, Tooru ^a   Ishizaki, Takeshi ^a   Shigemori, Kazuo ^a   Yamamura, Takaki ^b   Nakai, Tuguhiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

^b CIBA GEIGY LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

ATP sensitive K+ channel; BQ123; BQ788; Endothelin 1; Endothelin 3; ET(B) receptor; Extrapulmonary artery; Intrapulmonary artery; Nitric oxide synthase; Vasodilatation

Indexed keywords

CYCLO(DEXTRO TRYPTOPHYL DEXTRO ASPARTYLPROLYL DEXTRO VALYLLEUCYL); ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN 3; ENDOTHELIN A RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; GLIBENCLAMIDE; N (2,6 DIMETHYLPIPERIDINOCARBONYL) 4 METHYLLEUCYL DEXTRO (1 METHOXYCARBONYLTRYPTOPHANYL) DEXTRO NORLEUCINE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; RAT;

ANIMALS; ENDOTHELIN-1; ENDOTHELIN-3; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MALE; OLIGOPEPTIDES; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; PIPERIDINES; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; PULMONARY ARTERY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VASODILATION;

EID: 0030994313     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701177     Document Type: Article

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