Paradoxical cholinergic and purinergic vascular reactivity of rabbit thoracic aorta cold-stored in University of Wisconsin solution

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 623-630

  Alexander, B ^a   Gryf Lowczowski, J V D ^a   Sherlock, D ^a   Salisbury, J ^a   Benjamin, I S ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BUFFER; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PURINE RECEPTOR; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SOLUTION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THORACIC AORTA; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; COLD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; ORGAN PRESERVATION; ORGAN PRESERVATION SOLUTIONS; RABBITS; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC; RECEPTORS, PURINERGIC; VASODILATION;

EID: 0033050902     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/0022357991772736     Document Type: Conference Paper

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