Influence of losartan and nicardipine on the contractile responses of human subcutaneous arteries and veins to angiotensin II

Fundamental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-49

  Baan Jr , Jan ^a,b   Pfaffendorf, Martin ^a   Van der Wal, Allard C ^a   Chang, Peter C ^b   Van Zwieten, Pieter A ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Angiotensin II; Arteries; AT1 receptor; Calcium channels; Losartan; Veins

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR; CALCIUM CHANNEL; LOSARTAN; NICARDIPINE;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0033304229     PISSN: 07673981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-8206.1999.tb00319.x     Document Type: Article

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