NOS inhibition potentiates norepinephrine but not sympathetic nerve- mediated co-transmission in resistance arteries

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 762-771

  Smith, Karen M ^a   Macmillan, Joyce B ^a   McCulloch, Kirsty M ^a   McGrath, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Adrenergic; Autonomic nervous system; N( ) nitro L arginine methyl ester; Nitric oxide; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENERGIC NERVE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ENZYME INHIBITION; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROPRUSSIDE; NOREPINEPHRINE; PRAZOSIN; RABBITS; SKIN; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0033567004     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(99)00092-9     Document Type: Article

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