Mechanisms of anandamide-induced vasorelaxation in rat isolated coronary arteries

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 921-929

  White, Richard ^a   Vanessa Ho, W S V ^a   Bottrill, Fiona E ^a   Ford, William R ^a   Hiley, C Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anandamide; Cannabinoid receptors; Cannabinoids; Capsaicin; Coronary artery (rat); Sensory nerves; Vanilloid receptors

Indexed keywords

ANANDAMIDE; CAPSAICIN; CAPSAZEPINE; METHANANDAMIDE; PALMIDROL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTHELIUM; GAP JUNCTION; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; ARACHIDONIC ACIDS; CAPSAICIN; CORONARY VESSELS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; GAP JUNCTIONS; GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID; INDOLES; INDOMETHACIN; MALE; PALMITIC ACIDS; PEPTIDES; PIPERIDINES; POLYUNSATURATED ALKAMIDES; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; PYRAZOLES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB2; RECEPTORS, CANNABINOID; RECEPTORS, DRUG; SEROTONIN; TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM; VASODILATION;

EID: 0034749825     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0704333     Document Type: Article

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