Comparison of forearm vasodilatation to substance P and acetylcholine: Contribution of nitric oxide

Clinical Science

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 133-138

  Newby, David E ^a,b,c   Boon, Nicholas A ^a   Webb, David J ^b  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; N(G) monomethyl L arginine; Noradrenaline; Substance P; Venous occlusion plethysmography

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ARGININE DERIVATIVE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUBSTANCE P; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYPHYLAXIS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION; VEIN OCCLUSION PLETHYSMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031018278     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/cs0920133     Document Type: Article

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