Endothelium is involved in the vasorelaxation by an ATP-sensitive K+ channel opener, NIP-121

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 366, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages

  Tanaka, Yoshio ^a   Yamaki, Fumiko ^a   Hirano, Haruko ^a   Otsuka, Akiko ^a   Tanaka, Hikaru ^a   Shigenobu, Koki ^a  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aorta, rat; Endothelium; K+ (K(ATP)) channel, ATP sensitive

Indexed keywords

7,8 DIHYDRO 7 HYDROXY 6,6 DIMETHYL 8 (2 OXO 1 PIPERIDYL) 6H PYRANO[2,3 F][2,1,3]BENZOXADIAZOLE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTERY DILATATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHORT SURVEY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0032994574     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(98)00960-1     Document Type: Article

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