P2U-receptor mediated endothelium-dependent but nitric oxide-independent vascular relaxation

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 719-729

  Malmsjo M ^a   Edvinsson, L ^a   Erlinge, D ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dilatation; EDHF; Endothelium; Nitric oxide; P2Y , P2U purinoceptor; Pyrimidine receptor; Vascular reactivity

Indexed keywords

2 METHYLTHIOADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; 2-METHYLTHIO-ATP; ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; INDOMETACIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NUCLEOTIDE; PURINE P2 RECEPTOR; PURINE P2Y2 RECEPTOR; URIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; INDOMETHACIN; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NITRIC OXIDE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, PURINERGIC P2; THIONUCLEOTIDES; URIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

EID: 0031990815     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701660     Document Type: Article

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