Comparison of two soluble guanylyl cyclase inhibitors, methylene blue and ODQ, on sodium nitroprusside-induced relaxation in guinea-pig trachea

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1158-1163

  Hwang, Tsong Long ^a   Wu, Chin Chung ^a   Teng, Che Ming ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Guinea pig trachea; Methylene blue; ODQ (1H 1,2,4 oxadiazolo 4,3, a quinoxalin 1 one); Sodium nitroprusside

Indexed keywords

1,2,4 OXADIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; 4 DIPHENYLACETOXY 1 METHYLPIPERIDINE; ARGININE METHYL ESTER; ATROPINE; CARBACHOL; CYCLIC GMP; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; METHYLENE BLUE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; GUINEA PIG; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; TRACHEA;

EID: 0031772805     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0702181     Document Type: Article

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