Endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization in resting and depolarized mammary and coronary arteries of guinea-pigs

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 421-428

  Hammarström, Anna K M ^a,b   Parkington, Helena C ^a   Tare, Marianne ^a   Coleman, H A ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coronary artery; EDHF; Hyperpolarization; Iloprost; Mammary artery; Nitric oxide; Prostacyclin; U46619

Indexed keywords

15 HYDROXY 11ALPHA,9ALPHA EPOXYMETHANOPROSTA 5,13 DIENOIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINE; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED HYPERPOLARIZING FACTOR; ILOPROST; NITRIC OXIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; DEPOLARIZATION; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MALE; MAMMARY ARTERY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

15-HYDROXY-11 ALPHA,9 ALPHA-(EPOXYMETHANO)PROSTA-5,13-DIENOIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL FACTORS; CORONARY VESSELS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; ILOPROST; INDOMETHACIN; MALE; MAMMARY ARTERIES; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PROSTAGLANDINS; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0032953257     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0702313     Document Type: Article

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