Thiopental inhibits nitric oxide production in rat aorta

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 77, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 958-966

  Castillo, Carlos ^a   Asbun, Juan ^a   Escalante, Bruno ^b   Villalón, Carlos M ^b   López, Pedro ^a   Castillo, Enrique F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Endothelium dependent relaxation; Nitric oxide synthesis; Rat aorta; Thiopental

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CALCIMYCIN; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HISTAMINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; KIDNEY HOMOGENATE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0033505383     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y99-103     Document Type: Article

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