Role of nitric oxide in the contraction of circular muscle in the rat portal vein

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 440, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 435-439

  Shimamura, Keiichi ^a   Zou, Li Bo ^b   Matsuda, Kyoko ^b   Sekiguchi, Fumiko ^b   Yamamoto, Kazuo ^a   Sunano, Satoru ^b  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b School of Pharmaceutical Sciences   (Japan)

Author keywords

Action potential; Circular muscle; Contraction; Membrane potential; Nitric oxide; Portal vein; Rat

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NIFEDIPINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM LESION; MALE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0033945019     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004240000310     Document Type: Article

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