The relaxation induced by nicotine in the rat isolated renal artery

General Pharmacology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 23-27

  Emre, Selda ^a   Ay, Ilknur ^a   Tuncer, Meral ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Endothelium derived hyperpolarizing factor, EDHF; Nicotine; Nitric oxide, NO; Renal artery

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; CAPSAICIN; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GUANETHIDINE; HEXAMETHONIUM; INDOMETACIN; MEPACRINE; METHYLENE BLUE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NICOTINE; OUABAIN; PAPAVERINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; TETRODOTOXIN; TETRYLAMMONIUM; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; ISOLATED ARTERY; KIDNEY ARTERY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; GANGLIONIC STIMULANTS; MALE; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RENAL ARTERY; TIME FACTORS; VASODILATION;

EID: 0032971547     PISSN: 03063623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-3623(98)00268-7     Document Type: Article

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