Effects of amiloride on the neurally mediated contraction of rat mesenteric artery

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 320, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-42

  Shimamura, Keiichi ^a   Zou, Li Bo ^a   Moriyama, Kenzo ^a   Yamamoto, Kazuo ^a   Sekiguchi, Fumiko ^a   Sunano, Satoru ^a  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adrenergic nerve; Amiloride; Contraction; Excitatory junctional potential; Mesenteric artery

Indexed keywords

AMILORIDE; NORADRENALIN; PRAZOSIN; TETRODOTOXIN;

ADRENERGIC NERVE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY JUNCTION POTENTIAL; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ADRENERGIC FIBERS; AMILORIDE; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MESENTERIC ARTERIES; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC;

EID: 0031039139     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(96)00879-5     Document Type: Article

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