Differential blocking effects of tetrodotoxin on double-peaked vasoconstrictor responses to periarterial nerve stimulation in canine isolated, perfused splenic artery

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 784-789

  Yang, Xiao Ping ^a   Chiba, Shigetoshi ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cannula insertion method; Cotransmission; Splenic artery; Sympathetic nerve stimulation; Tetrodotoxin

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE DERIVATIVE; PRAZOSIN; SODIUM CHANNEL; TETRODOTOXIN;

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTERY PERFUSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FEMALE; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; SPLEEN ARTERY; SYMPATHETIC NERVE;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; DOGS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; MALE; NEURONS; NOREPINEPHRINE; PRAZOSIN; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; SPLENIC ARTERY; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TETRODOTOXIN; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0032847549     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1681.1999.03124.x     Document Type: Article

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