Effect of neocuproine, a selective Cu(I) chelator, on nitrergic relaxations in the mouse corpus cavernosum

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 406, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 293-300

  Göçmen, Cemil ^a   Göktürk, H Sinem ^a   Ertuǧ, Peyman Uçar ^a   Önder, Serpil ^a   Dikmen, Atilla ^a   Baysal, Firuz ^b  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bathocuproine; Corpus cavernosum; Neocuproine; Nitrergic relaxation; Non adrenergic non cholinergic (NANC) nerve; S Nitrosoglutathione

Indexed keywords

2,9 DIMETHYL 1,10 PHENANTHROLINE; ACETYLCHOLINE; CHELATING AGENT; COPPER CHLORIDE; COPPER ION; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHENYLEPHRINE; S NITROSOGLUTATHIONE; SODIUM NITRITE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMAL; CHELATING AGENTS; COPPER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GLUTATHIONE; MALE; MICE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE; NITROSO COMPOUNDS; PENIS; PHENANTHROLINES; PHENYLEPHRINE; S-NITROSOGLUTATHIONE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0034644834     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(00)00657-9     Document Type: Article

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