Norepinephrine-induced contraction of isolated rabbit bronchial artery: Role of α1- and α2-adrenoceptor activation

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1918-1925

  Zschauer, A O A ^a,b   Sielczak, M W ^a   Smith, D A S ^a   Wanner, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelium derived relaxing factors; Nitric oxide; Prostanoid; Vasoconstriction

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BRIMONIDINE; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED RELAXING FACTOR; IDAZOXAN; INDOMETACIN; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN; PHENYLEPHRINE; PRAZOSIN;

ALPHA ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; BRONCHIAL ARTERY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0031011393     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1997.82.6.1918     Document Type: Article

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