Endothelial modulation of vasoconstrictor responses in the perfused rabbit ovarian vascular bed

Pharmacology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 106-114

  Yousif, Mariam H ^a   Oriowo, M A ^b   Williams, K I ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Endothelin antagonist; Endothelium; Endothelium derived contracting factor; Endothelium derived relaxant factor; Inducible nitric oxide synthase; Noradrenaline; Prostanoids; Rabbit; Vasoconstriction

Indexed keywords

3 (2 CARBOXYMETHOXY 4 METHOXYPHENYL) 1 (3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYPHENYL) 5 PROPOXY 2 INDANCARBOXYLIC ACID; 3 [(3 CHOLAMIDOPROPYL)DIMETHYLAMMONIO] 1 PROPANESULFONIC ACID; 6 ANILINO 5,8 QUINOLINEQUINONE; AMINOGUANIDINE; ENDOTHELIN; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED CONSTRICTING FACTOR; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; INDOMETACIN; METHYLENE BLUE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NORADRENALIN; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROSTANOID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARACHIDONIC ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OVARIAN VEIN; PERFUSION PRESSURE; PERISTALTIC PUMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; RABBIT; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; CHOLIC ACIDS; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; DETERGENTS; ENDOTHELINS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; INDOMETHACIN; METHYLENE BLUE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROARGININE; NOREPINEPHRINE; OVARY; RABBITS; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 0032782180     PISSN: 00317012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000028310     Document Type: Article

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