Heterogeneity in relaxation mechanisms in the carotid and the femoral artery of the mouse

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 404, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 341-351

  Crauwels, Herta M ^a   Van Hove, Cor E ^a   Herman, Arnold G ^a   Bult, Hidde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; Femoral artery; Hyperpolarization; N( ) nitro L arginine; Nitric oxide (NO); ODQ (1 H 1,2,4 oxadiazolo 4,3 a quinoxalin 1 one); Prostanoid

Indexed keywords

1H 1,2,4 OXADIAZOLO[4,3 A]QUINOXALIN 1 ONE; ACETYLCHOLINE; APAMIN; CHARYBDOTOXIN; CYCLIC GMP; INDOMETACIN; N ACETYL S NITROSOPENICILLAMINE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; PAPAVERINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PIROXICAM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; PROSTANOID; SEROTONIN CREATININE SULFATE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR SENSITIVITY; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMAL; ARGININE; CAROTID ARTERIES; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; PENICILLAMINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROSTAGLANDINS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0034703567     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(00)00619-1     Document Type: Article

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