Effects of K+ channel inhibitors and antagonists on NS-004 evoked relaxations in guinea-pig isolated trachea

Fundamental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 78-82

  Lawson, K ^a,b   Barras, M ^a   Armstrong, J M ^a   Hicks, P E ^a  

^a Department of Pharmacology   (France)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Guinea pig trachea; Iberiotoxin; K(Ca) channel; NS 004

Indexed keywords

1 (5 CHLORO 2 HYDROXYPHENYL) 5 TRIFLUOROMETHYL 2 BENZIMIDAZOLONE; AMINOPHYLLINE; APAMIN; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; CHARYBDOTOXIN; DOFETILIDE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; IBERIOTOXIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; POTASSIUM CHANNEL STIMULATING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; GUINEA PIG; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TRACHEA;

EID: 0031033524     PISSN: 07673981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-8206.1997.tb00172.x     Document Type: Article

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