Membrane potential-dependent and -independent vasodilation in small pulmonary arteries from chronically hypoxic rats

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 285, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 975-982

  Priest, Rachel M ^a   Robertson, Thomas P ^a   Leach, Richard M ^a   Ward, Jeremy P T ^a,b  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; FORSKOLIN; ISOPRENALINE; LEMAKALIM; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PAPAVERINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; PROSTAGLANDIN F2; VASODILATOR AGENT; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BODY WEIGHT; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; HEMATOCRIT; HYPOXIA; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; RAT; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; ANOXIA; BODY WEIGHT; CROMAKALIM; DINOPROST; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HEART VENTRICLES; HEMATOCRIT; ISOPROTERENOL; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; PAPAVERINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; PULMONARY ARTERY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 0031809039     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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