Enhanced acetylcholine induced relaxation in small mesenteric arteries from pregnant rats: An important role for endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF)

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 455-460

  Gerber, R T ^a   Anwar, M A ^a   Poston, L ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endothelium; Endothelium derived hyperpolarizing factor; Mesenteric artery; Nitric oxide; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ARGININE METHYL ESTER; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED HYPERPOLARIZING FACTOR; INDOMETACIN; NITRIC OXIDE; OXADIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; PROADIFEN; PROSTANOID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL FACTORS; FEMALE; MESENTERIC ARTERIES; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0031679478     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0702099     Document Type: Article

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