Vasodilating effects of tetrazepam in isolated vascular smooth muscles: Comparison with cromakalim and diltiazem

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 237-242

  Perez Guerrero C ^a   Suarez J ^a   Herrera, M D ^a   Marhuenda, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepine; Rat aorta; Rat portal vein; Tetrazepam; Vasodilators

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CROMAKALIM; DILTIAZEM; GLIBENCLAMIDE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; TETRAZEPAM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA MEDIA; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0031234482     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/phrs.1997.0221     Document Type: Article

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