L-NAME-sensitive and -insensitive nonadrenergic noncholinergic relaxation of cat airway in vivo and in vitro

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 314-321

  Aizawa, H ^a   Tanaka, H ^a   Sakai, J ^a   Takata, S ^a   Hara, N ^a   Ito, Y ^a,b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

autoregulation; excitatory junction potential; lung resistance; N( ) nitro L arginine methylester; nonadrenergic noncholinergic relaxation

Indexed keywords

ARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LUNG RESISTANCE; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONADRENERGIC NONCHOLINERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANIMALS; ATROPINE; BRONCHI; CATS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PROPRANOLOL; SEROTONIN; TRACHEA; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0031041696     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10020314     Document Type: Article

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