Influence of bilirubin and other antioxidants on nitrergic relaxation in the pig gastric fundus

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 129, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1201-1211

  Colpaert, E E ^a   Lefebvre, R A ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bilirubin; EUK 8; Glutathione; Hydroquinone; Hydroxocobalamin; LY83583; Nitric oxide; Pig gastric fundus; Superoxide dismutase; Urate

Indexed keywords

6 ANILINO 5,8 QUINOLINEQUINONE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BILIRUBIN; COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROQUININE; HYDROXOCOBALAMIN; MANGANESE SALEN CHLORIDE; MANGANESE SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; NITRIC OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URATE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; STOMACH FUNDUS; SWINE;

EID: 0034018387     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703176     Document Type: Article

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