Role of Ca2+-activated K+ channels in acetylcholine-induced dilatation of the basilar artery in vivo

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 102-106

  Kitazono, Takanari ^a   Ibayashi, Setsuro ^a   Nagao, Tetsuhiko ^a   Fujii, Kenichiro ^a   Fujishima, Masatoshi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Basilar artery; Ca2+ activated K+ channel; Cyclic GMP; Forskolin; Iberiotoxin; Levcromakalim; Sodium nitroprusside

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENYLATE CYCLASE; CALCIUM ION; CYCLIC GMP; FORSKOLIN; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; IBERIOTOXIN; LEMAKALIM; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL STIMULATING AGENT; POTASSIUM ION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; BASILAR ARTERY; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CALCIUM; FORSKOLIN; MALE; NITROPRUSSIDE; PEPTIDES; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0031030510     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0700880     Document Type: Article

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