Effects of superoxide anion generators and thiol modulators on nitrergic transmission and relaxation to exogenous nitric oxide in the sheep urethra

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 53-62

  Garcia Pascual, A ^a   Labadia, A ^a   Costa, G ^a   Triguero, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carboxy PTIO; Diethyldithiocarbamic acid; Nitrergic neurotransmitter; Nitric oxide; ODQ; Superoxide anion; Superoxide dismutase; Thiol modulator; Urethra

Indexed keywords

1H 1,2,4 OXADIAZOLO[4,3 A]QUINOXALIN 1 ONE; 2 (4 CARBOXYPHENYL) 4,4,5,5 TETRAMETHYLIMIDAZOLINE 1 OXYL 3 OXIDE; 5,5' DITHIOBIS(2 NITROBENZOIC ACID); ASCORBATE OXIDASE; COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; CYSTEINE; DIAMIDE; DIETHYLDITHIOCARBAMIC ACID; DITHIOTHREITOL; GUANYLATE CYCLASE INHIBITOR; METHYLENE BLUE; N ETHYLMALEIMIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; PYROGALLOL; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE; THIOL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONADRENERGIC NONCHOLINERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION; URETHRA;

EID: 0033979296     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703000     Document Type: Article

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