Neuronal NOS-cGMP-dependent ACh-induced relaxation in pial arterioles of endothelial NOS knockout mice

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 274, Issue 2 43-2, 1998, Pages

  Meng, Wei ^a   Ayata, Cenk ^a   Waeber, Christian ^a   Huang, Paul L ^a   Moskowitz, Michael A ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Stroke and Neurovascular Regulation Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Cerebral circulation; Closed cranial window; Endothelial nitric oxide synthase; Mutant mice; Neuronal nitric oxide synthase; Soluble guanylyl cyclase

Indexed keywords

7 NITROINDAZOLE; ACETYLCHOLINE; ARGININE; CITRULLINE; CYCLIC GMP; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE INHIBITOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; QUINOXALINE DERIVATIVE; QUINUCLIDINYL BENZILATE; TRITIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; BRAIN ARTERY; BRAIN CIRCULATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PIA ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; ARGININE; ARTERIOLES; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN; CITRULLINE; CYCLIC GMP; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ENZYME INHIBITORS; INDAZOLES; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PIA MATER; QUINUCLIDINYL BENZILATE; RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC; VASODILATION;

EID: 0031913330     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1998.274.2.h411     Document Type: Article

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