Role of extracellular Ca++ influx via L-type and non-L-type Ca++ channels in thromboxane A2 receptor-mediated contraction in rat aorta

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 284, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 921-928

  Tosun, Metiner ^a   Paul, Richard J ^a   Rapoport, Robert M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 [2 (4 METHOXYPHENYL) 2 [3 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PROPOXY]ETHYL] 1H IMIDAZOLE; 15 HYDROXY 11ALPHA,9ALPHA EPOXYMETHANOPROSTA 5,13 DIENOIC ACID; 7 [3 [(4 PHENYLSEMICARBAZIDO)METHYL] 7 OXABICYCLO[2.2.1]HEPT 2 YL] 5 HEPTENOIC ACID; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ION; CYCLOPIAZONIC ACID; EGTAZIC ACID; INDOMETACIN; NEOSTIGMINE; NICKEL; NORADRENALIN; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROBENECID; THROMBOXANE A2 RECEPTOR; THROMBOXANE A2 RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THORACIC AORTA;

15-HYDROXY-11 ALPHA,9 ALPHA-(EPOXYMETHANO)PROSTA-5,13-DIENOIC ACID; ANIMALS; AORTA; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, THROMBOXANE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VERAPAMIL;

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DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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