Contribution of nitric oxide and K+ channel activation to vasorelaxation of isolated rat aorta induced by procaine

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 367, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 231-237

  Huang, Yu ^a   Lau, C W ^a   Chan, F L ^a   Yao, X Q ^a  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Aorta; Endothelium; K+ channel; Nitric oxide (NO); Procaine; Rat; Relaxation

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; PROCAINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR RING; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASODILATATION;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; CALCIUM; CYCLIC GMP; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; PROCAINE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; VASODILATION;

EID: 0032970337     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(98)00950-9     Document Type: Article

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