Neurogenic vasodilation mediated by nitric oxide in porcine cerebral arteries

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 56-64

  Tanaka, Toshiki ^a   Okamura, Tomio ^a   Handa, Jyoji ^a   Toda, Noboru ^a  

^a SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Cerebral artery; Duroquinone; Neurogenic vasodilation; Nitric oxide; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROLIPOAMIDE DEHYDROGENASE; DUROQUINONE; HEXAMETHONIUM; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE FERRIHEMOPROTEIN REDUCTASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; SWINE; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; BENZOQUINONES; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; GANGLIONIC STIMULANTS; MALE; NICOTINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NOREPINEPHRINE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SWINE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASODILATION;

EID: 0032929302     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005344-199901000-00009     Document Type: Article

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