Involvement of nitric oxide in the mediation of NANC inhibitory neurotransmission of guinea-pig trachea

Journal of Autonomic Pharmacology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 281-286

  Venugopalan, C S ^a   Krautmann, M J ^a,c   Holmes, E P ^a   Maher, T J ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CHLORALOSE; CYCLIC GMP; GUANYLATE CYCLASE INHIBITOR; METHEMOGLOBIN; METHYLENE BLUE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYHEMOGLOBIN; PROPRANOLOL; URETHAN;

ADRENERGIC NERVE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC NERVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONADRENERGIC NONCHOLINERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TRACHEA; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; METHEMOGLOBIN; METHYLENE BLUE; NEURAL INHIBITION; NITRIC OXIDE; OXADIAZOLES; QUINOXALINES; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TRACHEA;

EID: 0031736006     PISSN: 01441795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2680.1998.18595.x     Document Type: Article

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