Endogenous calcitonin gene-related peptide suppresses vasoconstriction mediated by adrenergic nerves in rat mesenteric resistance blood vessels

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 367, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 239-245

  Takenaga, Makoto ^a,b   Kawasaki, Hiromu ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Capsaicin; CGRP (Calcitonin gene related peptide) containing nerve; CGRP (8 37); Mesenteric vascular bed, rat; Vasoconstriction, adrenergic

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CAPSAICIN;

ADRENERGIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; MESENTERY BLOOD FLOW; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ANIMALS; CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; CAPSAICIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SYNERGISM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MALE; MESENTERY; NOREPINEPHRINE; RATS; RECEPTORS, CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 0032970592     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(98)00949-2     Document Type: Article

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