Human urotensin-II is an endothelium-dependent vasodilator in rat small arteries

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 130, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1865-1870

  Bottrill, Fiona E ^a   Douglas, Stephen A ^b   Hiley, C Robin ^a   White, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EDHF; Endothelium; Human urotensin II; Mesenteric artery; Nitric oxide; Orphan receptor

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED HYPERPOLARIZING FACTOR; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SEROTONIN; UROTENSIN II;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; ISOLATED ARTERY; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; MEDIATOR RELEASE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THORACIC AORTA;

EID: 0033839169     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703513     Document Type: Article

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