Effects of sodium nitroprusside on the catecholamine synthetic pathway in the adrenal medulla of rats

Japanese Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 205-210

  Kumai, Toshio ^a   Tanaka, Masami ^a   Tateishi, Tomonori ^a   Asoh, Masako ^a   Kobayashi, Shinichi ^a  

^a ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adrenal medulla; Catecholamine; Nitric oxide; Sodium nitroprusside; Tyrosine hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CATECHOLAMINE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; HEXAMETHONIUM; METHYLENE BLUE; NICOTINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NORADRENALIN; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ADRENAL MEDULLA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINE SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 0031718480     PISSN: 00215198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jjp.77.205     Document Type: Article

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