Effects of pyrogallol, hydroquinone and duroquinone on responses to nitrergic nerve stimulation and NO in the rat anococcygeus muscle

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 342-348

  La, Myiinh ^a,b   Rand, Michael J ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anococcygeus muscle (rat); Diethyldithiocarbamic acid (DETCA); Duroquinone; Hydroquinone; Nitrergic transmission; Nitric oxide; Pyrogallol; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLDITHIOCARBAMIC ACID; DUROQUINONE; HYDROQUINONE; NITRIC OXIDE; PYROGALLOL; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANOCOCCYGEUS MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BENZOQUINONES; CHELATING AGENTS; DITIOCARB; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HYDROQUINONES; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NITRIC OXIDE; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PYROGALLOL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 0032893384     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0702277     Document Type: Article

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