Nitric oxide modulates acetylcholine-induced vasodilatation in the hepatic arterial vasculature of the dual-perfused rat liver

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 171, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 413-418

  Yang, W ^a   Benjamin, I S ^a   Alexander, B ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; ATP; Hepatic artery; Nitric oxide; Perfused rat liver; Vasodilator

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; METHOXAMINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NOS3 PROTEIN, RAT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; HEPATIC ARTERY; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER; MALE; PERFUSION; PHYSIOLOGY; PORTAL VEIN; RAT; VASCULARIZATION; VASODILATATION; WISTAR RAT;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SYNERGISM; HEPATIC ARTERY; LIVER; MALE; METHOXAMINE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; NITROPRUSSIDE; PERFUSION; PORTAL VEIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VASODILATION;

EID: 0035321170     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201X.2001.00809.x     Document Type: Article

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