Activation of A2-purinoceptors by adenosine stimulates L-arginine transport (system y+) and nitric oxide synthesis in human fetal endothelial cells

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 499, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 135-140

  Sobrevia, L ^a,b   Yudilevich, D L ^a,c   Mann, G E ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 [4 (2 CARBOXYETHYL)PHENETHYLAMINO]ADENOSINE 5' (N ETHYLCARBOXAMIDE); 3,7 DIMETHYL 1 PROPARGYLXANTHINE; 4 [2 [7 AMINO 2 (2 FURYL) 1,2,4 TRIAZOLO[2,3 A][1,3,5]TRIAZIN 5 YLAMINO]ETHYL]PHENOL; 6 N CYCLOPENTYLADENOSINE; 8 PHENYLTHEOPHYLLINE; ADENOSINE; ARGININE; CYCLIC GMP; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROBENZYLTHIOINOSINE; PROSTACYCLIN; PURINE RECEPTOR;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FETUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERPOLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL VEIN; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0031045689     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1997.sp021916     Document Type: Article

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