Anandamide and endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor act via a common vasorelaxant mechanism in rat mesentery

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 346, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-53

  Randall, Michael D ^a   Kendall, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anandamide; Apamin; Cannabinoid; Charybdotoxin; EDHF (endothelium derived hyperpolarizing factor); Endothelium; K+ channel

Indexed keywords

ANANDAMIDE; APAMIN; CHARYBDOTOXIN; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED HYPERPOLARIZING FACTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY TONE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; APAMIN; ARACHIDONIC ACIDS; BIOLOGICAL FACTORS; CANNABINOIDS; CARBACHOL; CHARYBDOTOXIN; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ENDOCANNABINOIDS; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERIES; POLYUNSATURATED ALKAMIDES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VASODILATION;

EID: 0032478670     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(98)00003-X     Document Type: Article

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