Endothelin-1 mediates nitro-L-arginine vasoconstriction of hypertensive rat lungs

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 5 16-5, 1997, Pages

  Muramatsu, Masashi ^b   Rodman, David M ^b   Oka, Masahiko ^b   McMurtry, Ivan F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Endothelin A and endothelin B receptors; Nitric oxide; Pulmonary hypertension; Vascular tone

Indexed keywords

CYCLO(DEXTRO TRYPTOPHYL DEXTRO ASPARTYLPROLYL DEXTRO VALYLLEUCYL); ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN A RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR; N (2,6 DIMETHYLPIPERIDINOCARBONYL) 4 METHYLLEUCYL DEXTRO (1 METHOXYCARBONYLTRYPTOPHANYL) DEXTRO NORLEUCINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HYPOXIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0031005951     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.1997.272.5.l807     Document Type: Article

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