The effect of the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor N-γ-nitro-L-argine methyl ester on hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 402, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 111-117

  Jones, Richard D ^a   Morice, Alyn H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction; L NAME; N nitro L argine methyl ester; Nitric oxide (NO); Prostaglandin F(2 ); Pulmonary arterial tone

Indexed keywords

N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTERY TONE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME INHIBITION; HYPOXIA; LUNG CIRCULATION; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; LUNG VASOCONSTRICTION; MYOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN TENSION; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANOXIA; DINOPROST; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MALE; MUSCLE TONUS; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0034683179     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(00)00500-8     Document Type: Article

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