Mechanism of trypsin-induced endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation in the porcine coronary artery

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 815-826

  Nakayama, Tetsuzo ^a   Hirano, Katsuya ^a   Nishimura, Junji ^a   Takahashi, Shosuke ^a   Kanaide, Hideo ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endothelial cells; Endothelium derived hyperpolarizing factor; Nitric oxide; Porcine coronary artery; Protease activated receptor; Trypsin; Vasorelaxation

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; POTASSIUM ION; THROMBOXANE A2; TRYPSIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; CYTOSOL; ENDOTHELIUM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FLUOROMETRY; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0034749962     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0704318     Document Type: Article

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