Modulation of adrenergic contraction of dog pulmonary arteries by nitric oxide and prostacyclin

General Pharmacology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 583-589

  Segarra, Gloria ^a   Medina, Pascual ^a   Revert, Francisco ^a   Masiá, Salvador ^a   Vila, José M ^a   Such, Luis ^a   Aldasoro, Martín ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adrenergic nerves; Dog pulmonary artery; Endothelium; Nitric oxide; Vasodilator prostaglandins

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GUANETHIDINE; INDOMETACIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN; PRAZOSIN; PROSTACYCLIN; TETRODOTOXIN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; LUNG VASOCONSTRICTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY;

ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; DOGS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EPOPROSTENOL; FEMALE; INDOMETHACIN; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NOREPINEPHRINE; PROSTAGLANDINS; PULMONARY ARTERY; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0032919887     PISSN: 03063623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-3623(98)00285-7     Document Type: Article

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