Endothelium-dependent and -independent responses to protease-activated receptor-2 (PAR-2) activation in mouse isolated renal arteries

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 591-594

  Moffatt, J D ^a   Cocks, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endothelium dependent relaxation; Mouse renal artery; Protease activated receptor 2 (PARr 2); Thrombin receptor

Indexed keywords

TRYPSIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; ISOLATED ARTERY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL ARTERY; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OLIGOPEPTIDES; RECEPTOR, PAR-2; RECEPTORS, THROMBIN; RENAL ARTERY; TRYPSIN;

EID: 0031786951     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0702157     Document Type: Article

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