Evidence for specific regional patterns of responses to different vasoconstrictors and vasodilators in sheep isolated pulmonary arteries and veins

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 441-450

  Kemp, B K ^a   Smolich, J J ^b   Cocks, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Pulmonary artery; Pulmonary circulation; Pulmonary vascular reactivity; Pulmonary vasoconstriction; Pulmonary vasodilatation; Pulmonary vein

Indexed keywords

15 HYDROXY 11ALPHA,9ALPHA EPOXYMETHANOPROSTA 5,13 DIENOIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINE; BRADYKININ; ENDOTHELIN 1; IONOMYCIN; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SEROTONIN; THROMBOXANE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; DRUG POTENCY; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; LUNG CIRCULATION; LUNG VASOCONSTRICTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY VEIN; SHEEP; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; BRADYKININ; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIN-1; IONOMYCIN; NITROPRUSSIDE; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY VEINS; SEROTONIN; SHEEP; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0031011243     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701058     Document Type: Article

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