Mechanism of vasodilation by cochlear nerve stimulation. Role of calcitonin gene-related peptide

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 217-220

  Szilvassy, Judith ^a   Jancso, Gabor ^b   Ferdinandy, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

CGRP; Cochlear stimulation; Glibenclamide; Neural vasorelaxation

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COCHLEA; COCHLEAR NERVE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GUINEA PIG; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0033105275     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/phrs.1998.0434     Document Type: Article

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