Nitric oxide and sodium nitroprusside-induced relaxation of the human umbilical artery

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 521-529

  Lovren, F ^a   Triggle, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Guanylyl cyclase; Human umbilical artery; Nitric oxide; Potassium channels; Sodium nitroprusside

Indexed keywords

15 HYDROXY 11ALPHA,9ALPHA EPOXYMETHANOPROSTA 5,13 DIENOIC ACID; 1H 1,2,4 OXADIAZOLO[4,3 A]QUINOXALIN 1 ONE; 4 AMINOPYRIDINE; CHARYBDOTOXIN; CYCLIC GMP; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE INHIBITOR; IBERIOTOXIN; INDOMETACIN; NIFEDIPINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; POTASSIUM ION; SEROTONIN; TETRYLAMMONIUM; THROMBOXANE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME KINETICS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INHIBITION KINETICS; OXYGEN TENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

EID: 0033772172     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703588     Document Type: Article

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