In vivo evidence for KCa channel opening properties of acetazolamide in the human vasculature

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 443-450

  Pickkers, Peter ^a   Hughes, Alun D ^b   Russel, Frans G M ^a   Thien, Theo ^a   Smits, Paul ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetazolamide; Carbonic anhydrase; Human; Potassium channels; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; INDOMETACIN; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESISTANCE BLOOD VESSEL; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0035125810     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703825     Document Type: Article

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