Rat Aorta And Mesenteric Artery Respond Differently To Serotonin

Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 255-268

  Adegunloye, Banji ^a   Sofola, Olusoga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

aorta; contraction; mesenteric artery; serotonin

Indexed keywords

CAPTOPRIL; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED RELAXING FACTOR; INDOMETACIN; METHYLENE BLUE; METHYSERGIDE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; PROPRANOLOL; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NONHUMAN; RAT; THORACIC AORTA; VASCULAR RING;

ANIMALS; AORTA; CAPTOPRIL; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; INDOMETHACIN; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERIES; METHYLENE BLUE; METHYSERGIDE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEROTONIN;

EID: 0031394227     PISSN: 07926855     EISSN: 21910286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JBCPP.1997.8.4.255     Document Type: Article

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