The role of nitric oxide in inhibitory neurotransmission in the middle cerebral artery of the sheep

General Pharmacology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 393-397

  Matthew, J D ^a,b   Wadsworth, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

conotoxin GVIA; haemolysate; middle cerebral artery; N(G) nitro L arginine; N(G) nitro L arginine p nitroanilide; neurotransmission; nitric oxide; superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ATROPINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; GUANETHIDINE; LINSIDOMINE; N(G) NITRO DEXTRO ARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE 4 NITROANILIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; OMEGA CONOTOXIN GVIA; SEROTONIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TETRODOTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMOLYSATE; ISOLATED ARTERY; MEDIATOR; MEDIATOR RELEASE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ANILIDES; ANIMALS; ARGININE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROARGININE; OMEGA-CONOTOXIN GVIA; PEPTIDES; SHEEP; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; VASODILATION;

EID: 0031044635     PISSN: 03063623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-3623(96)00180-2     Document Type: Article

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