Alpha-1-adrenoceptor stimulation induces nitric oxide release in rat pulmonary arteries

Journal of Vascular Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 79-81

  Boer, Christa ^a   Scheffer, Gert Jan ^b   De Lange, Jaap J ^a   Westerhof, Nico ^a   Sipkema, Pieter ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Ignatius Hospital   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; RAT;

EID: 0033047960     PISSN: 10181172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000025628     Document Type: Article

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