Effects of N(G)-monomethyl-L-arginine on Ca2+ current and nitric-oxide synthase in rat ventricular myocytes

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 294, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 216-223

  Matsumoto, Shigeji ^a   Takahashi, Toshiaki ^a   Ikeda, Mizuho ^a   Nishikawa, Toshimi ^a   Yoshida, Shinki ^a   Kawase, Tomoyuki ^b  

^a NIPPON DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CALCIUM ION; FORSKOLIN; MILRINONE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; INOTROPISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

1-METHYL-3-ISOBUTYLXANTHINE; ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; CYCLIC GMP; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FORSKOLIN; MILRINONE; NADPH DEHYDROGENASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; RATS;

EID: 0033917651     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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