Differential blockade of α,β-methylene-ATP, noradrenaline and electrically evoked contractions of the rat vas deferens

Journal of Autonomic Pharmacology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 249-256

  Boselli, C ^a   Grana, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA,BETA METHYLENEADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CHLOROETHYLCLONIDINE; NIFEDIPINE; NORADRENALIN; PAPAVERINE; PURINE RECEPTOR; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; VAS DEFERENS;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; CLONIDINE; CROMAKALIM; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MALE; NIFEDIPINE; NOREPINEPHRINE; PAPAVERINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VAS DEFERENS; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASODILATOR AGENTS; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 0032725797     PISSN: 01441795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2680.1999.00143.x     Document Type: Article

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