Effect of dehydroepiandrosterone on hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction: A Ca2+-activated K+-channel opener

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 274, Issue 2 18-2, 1998, Pages

  Farrukh, Imad S ^b   Peng, Wei ^c   Orlinska, Urszula ^a   Hoidal, John R ^c  

^a ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Calcium activated potassium channel agonist; Potassium currents; Potassium channel opener; Pulmonary circulation; Pulmonary hypertension; Tetraethylammonium

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; CALCIUM ION; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC GMP; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL STIMULATING AGENT; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; POTASSIUM ION; PRASTERONE; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERRET; HYPOXIA; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; LUNG VASOCONSTRICTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION;

EID: 0031951708     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.1998.274.2.l186     Document Type: Article

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