Evidence that different mechanisms underlie smooth muscle relaxation to nitric oxide and nitric oxide donors in the rabbit isolated carotid artery

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 123, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1351-1358

  Plane, Frances ^a   Wiley, Katherine E ^a   Jeremy, Jamie Y ^b   Cohen, Richard A ^c   Garland, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Nitric oxide; Potassium channels; Smooth muscle relaxation

Indexed keywords

1H 1,2,4 OXADIAZOLO[4,3 A]QUINOXALIN 1 ONE; ACETYLCHOLINE; APAMIN; CALCIMYCIN; CHARYBDOTOXIN; CYCLIC GMP; GLIBENCLAMIDE; IBERIOTOXIN; LINSIDOMINE; N ACETYL S NITROSOPENICILLAMINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; QUINOXALINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; REPOLARIZATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; APAMIN; CALCIMYCIN; CAROTID ARTERIES; CELL MEMBRANE; CYCLIC GMP; GLYBURIDE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MOLSIDOMINE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NITRIC OXIDE; PENICILLAMINE; PEPTIDES; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; RABBITS;

EID: 0031889189     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701746     Document Type: Article

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