Effect of progesterone on the contractile response of isolated pulmonary artery in rabbits

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 545-550

  Li, H F ^a   Zheng, T Z ^a   Li, W ^a   Qu, S Y ^a   Zhang, C L ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ca2+ channel; Endothelium; Progesterone; Pulmonary artery

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CYCLIC GMP; GUANYLATE CYCLASE INHIBITOR; INDOMETACIN; METHYLENE BLUE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NORADRENALIN; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROGESTERONE; PROPRANOLOL; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESPONSE; ENDOTHELIUM; ISOLATED ORGAN; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; RABBIT;

EID: 0034881578     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y01-024     Document Type: Article

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