Barium and 4-aminopyridine inhibit flow-initiated endothelium- independent relaxation

Journal of Vascular Research

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 428-436

  Xie, Hui ^a   Bevan, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelium; Flow initiated relaxation; Inward rectifier K+ channels; K+ channel blockers; Sodium nitroprusside; Vascular smooth muscle; Voltage dependent K+ channels

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; ACETYLCHOLINE; BARIUM; CESIUM CHLORIDE; CHARYBDOTOXIN; CIMETIDINE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; HISTAMINE; ION CHANNEL; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMORAL VEIN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SHEAR STRESS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASODILATATION;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; ANIMALS; BARIUM; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FACE; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NITROPRUSSIDE; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; RABBITS; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS; VEINS;

EID: 0032466958     PISSN: 10181172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000025614     Document Type: Article

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