Influence of cannabinoids on the delayed rectifier in freshly dissociated smooth muscle cells of the rat aorta

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 85-93

  Van den Bossche, I ^a   Vanheel, B ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anandamide; Arachidonic acid; Cannabinoids; Endothelium dependent hyperpolarization; Membrane potential; Methanandamide; Potassium channels; Vascular smooth muscle cells; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

2,3 DIHYDRO 5 METHYL 3 (MORPHOLINOMETHYL) 6 (1 NAPHTHOYL)PYRROLO[1,2,3 DE][1,4]BENZOXAZINE; 4 AMINOPYRIDINE; ANANDAMIDE; ARACHIDONIC ACID; CALCIUM ION; CANNABINOID; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; METHANANDAMIDE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM ION; RIMONABANT; TETRYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA MEDIA; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0033816899     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703521     Document Type: Article

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