The Involvement of K+ Channels and the Possible Pathway of EDHF in the Rabbit Femoral Artery

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 331-338

  Kwon, Seong Chun ^a   Pyun, Wook Bum ^a   Park, Gi Young ^a   Choi, Hee Kyung ^a   Paik, Kwang Se ^a   Kang, Bok Soon ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; EDHF; Endothelium clependent relaxation; K+ channel; Rabbit femoral artery

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BIOLOGICAL FACTOR; ENDOTHELIUM DEPENDENT HYPERPOLARIZATION FACTOR; ENDOTHELIUM-DEPENDENT HYPERPOLARIZATION FACTOR; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; VASODILATATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL FACTORS; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; MALE; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; RABBITS; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0033174959     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.1999.40.4.331     Document Type: Article

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