Sodium nitroprusside enhances contractions of the guinea-pig isolated vas deferens

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 205-209

  Ventura, Sabatino ^a   Hoyle, Charles H V ^a   Burnstock, Geoffrey ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ARGININE; N ACETYL S NITROSOPENICILLAMINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NORADRENALIN; SUCROSE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXCITATORY JUNCTION POTENTIAL; GUINEA PIG; MALE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 0031889727     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.1998.tb06177.x     Document Type: Article

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