Vasodilatory effect of basic fibroblast growth factor in isolated rat cerebral arterioles: Mechanisms involving nitric oxide and membrane hyperpolarization

Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 177-185

  Kajita, Yasukazu ^a   Takayasu, Masakazu ^a   Yoshida, Jun ^a   Dietrich, Hans H ^b   Dacey Jr , Ralph G ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Basic fibroblast growth factor; Cerebral arterioles; Glibenclamide; Membrane potential; N G monomethyl L arginine; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; GLIBENCLAMIDE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL STIMULATING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; VASODILATATION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; GLYBURIDE; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NITRIC OXIDE; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VASODILATION;

EID: 0035021224     PISSN: 04708105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2176/nmc.41.177     Document Type: Article

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