Cocaine toxic effect on endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation: An in vitro study on rabbit aorta

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 43-50

  Togna, G I ^a   Graziani, M ^a   Russo, P ^a   Caprino, L ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Endothelium; Nitric oxide; Rabbit aorta

Indexed keywords

2,5 DI TERT BUTYLHYDROQUINONE; ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM) INHIBITOR; CALCIMYCIN; CALCIUM ION; COCAINE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHENYLEPHRINE; SUBSTANCE P;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR RING; VASODILATATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; CALCIMYCIN; COCAINE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NITROPRUSSIDE; PHENYLEPHRINE; RABBITS; SUBSTANCE P; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0035817152     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(01)00379-4     Document Type: Article

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