Cholinergic prejunctional inhibition of nitrergic neurotransmission in the guinea-pig isolated basilar artery

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 364-370

  Jiang, Fan ^a   Li, Chun Guang ^a   Rand, Michael J ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Basilar artery; Cholinergic; K+ channels; Nitrergic transmission; Nitric oxide; Prejunctional modulation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; CLONIDINE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHYSOSTIGMINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTERY TONE; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; CHANNEL GATING; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; INNERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VASODILATATION; AUSTRALIA;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; ATROPINE; BASILAR ARTERY; DINOPROST; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033212423     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1681.1999.03041.x     Document Type: Article

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