Human urotensin-II is a potent spasmogen of primate airway smooth muscle

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 10-12

  Hay, Douglas W P ^a   Luttmann, Mark A ^a   Douglas, Stephen A ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contractile activity; Human urotensin II; Primate bronchus; Primate lung; Primate pulmonary artery; Primate pulmonary vein; Primate trachea

Indexed keywords

UROTENSIN II;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; LUNG VASOCONSTRICTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY VEIN; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TRACHEA;

EID: 0033817013     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703533     Document Type: Article

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