Methodologic aspects of acetylcholine-evoked relaxation of rabbit aorta

Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 153-159

  Hansen, Kirsten ^a   Nedergaard, Ove A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Endothelium; Rabbit aorta; Vasodilatation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ASCORBIC ACID; EDETIC ACID; N(G) NITROARGININE; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; TACHYPHYLAXIS; THORACIC AORTA;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; ASCORBIC ACID; CRYOPRESERVATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; EDETIC ACID; FEMALE; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENYLEPHRINE; RABBITS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TACHYPHYLAXIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033373486     PISSN: 10568719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1056-8719(99)00035-0     Document Type: Article

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