Effect of xanthine oxidase inhibition on endothelium-dependent and nitrergic relaxations

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 356, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 41-47

  Ellis, Anthie ^a   Li, Chun Guang ^a   Rand, Michael J ^a  

^a Dept Med Lab Sci Roy M   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anococcygeus muscle; Endothelium; Nitrergic transmission; Nitric oxide (NO); Superoxide; Xanthine oxidase

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALLOPURINOL; FREE RADICAL; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PHENYLEPHRINE; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; XANTHINE; XANTHINE OXIDASE; XANTHINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANOCOCCYGEUS MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR RING; VASODILATATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALLOPURINOL; ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE TONUS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROPYLAMINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASODILATION; XANTHINE; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

EID: 0032575596     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(98)00510-X     Document Type: Article

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