Transition of functional innervation in the developing porcine airway from nitrergic to catecholaminergic

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 712-718

  Connellan, D R ^a   Mitchell, H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Airway smooth muscle; Development; Inhibitory non adrenergic non cholinergic (NANC); Nitric oxide; Tracheobronchial tree

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; N(G) NITROARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FETUS; INNERVATION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE; TRACHEA;

ANIMALS; BRONCHI; CATECHOLAMINES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FETUS; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROARGININE; NITROPRUSSIDE; SWINE; TRACHEA;

EID: 0031990541     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701641     Document Type: Article

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