Anandamide-induced relaxation of sheep coronary arteries: The role of the vascular endothelium, arachidonic acid metabolites and potassium channels

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 134, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1003-1012

  Grainger, J ^a   Boachie Ansah, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anandamide; Arachidonic acid metabolites; Endothelium; Relaxation; Sheep coronary arteries

Indexed keywords

15 HYDROXY 11ALPHA,9ALPHA EPOXYMETHANOPROSTA 5,13 DIENOIC ACID; 17 OCTADECYNOIC ACID; 4 AMINOPYRIDINE; AMIDOHYDROLASE INHIBITOR; ANANDAMIDE; APAMIN; ARACHIDONIC ACID; BARIUM CHLORIDE; BENZYLSULFONYL FLUORIDE; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; CAPSAZEPINE; CARRIER PROTEIN; CYTOCHROME P450 INHIBITOR; GLIBENCLAMIDE; IBERIOTOXIN; INDOMETACIN; METHANANDAMIDE; MICONAZOLE; N (4 HYDROXYPHENYL)ARACHIDONAMIDE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PROTEIN INHIBITOR; RIMONABANT; TETRYLAMMONIUM; THROMBOXANE A2 RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARACHIDONIC ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0035169841     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0704340     Document Type: Article

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