Effects of bis(2-chloroethyl)sulfide on ATP receptor-mediated responses of the rat vas deferens: Possible relationship to cytotoxicity

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 285, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 299-306

  Lundy, Paul M ^a,b   Sawyer, Thomas W ^a   Hand, Brian T ^a   Frew, Robert ^a  

^a Defence Rsch Establishment Suffield   (Canada)

^b Box 4000   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; MUSTARD GAS; PURINE P2 RECEPTOR; PURINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SURAMIN; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; GUINEA PIG; MALE; MUSCLE TWITCH; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VAS DEFERENS;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; MUSTARD GAS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, PURINERGIC P2; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 0031957636     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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