Nifedipine and nisoldipine modulate membrane potential of vascular endothelium via a myo-endothelial pathway

Life Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 26, 2000, Pages 3163-3170

  Muraki, Katsuhiko ^a   Watanabe, Minoru ^a   Imaizumi, Yuji ^a  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dihydropyridine Ca2+ channel blocker; Endothelial cells; Myo endothelial communication

Indexed keywords

1 [2 (4 METHOXYPHENYL) 2 [3 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PROPOXY]ETHYL] 1H IMIDAZOLE; ACETYLCHOLINE; GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID; NIFEDIPINE; NISOLDIPINE; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GAP JUNCTION; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MALE; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; RAT; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0034680710     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(00)00908-5     Document Type: Article

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