Vasorelaxant response to isoprenaline, nitric oxide donor, calcitonin gene-related peptide and vasoactive intestinal peptide in aortic rings of adult C57BL/6J mice

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 431, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 229-236

  Chan, Siu L ^a   Fiscus, Ronald R ^a  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

(CGRP) (calcitonin gene related peptide); (VIP) (vasoactive intestinal peptide); Acetylcholine; Isoproterenol; Nitric oxide (NO); Vasorelaxation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; ISOPRENALINE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHENYLEPHRINE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTERY TONE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC AORTA; VASCULAR RING;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; AORTA; CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; ISOPROTERENOL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITROPRUSSIDE; PHENYLEPHRINE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0035900623     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(01)01418-2     Document Type: Article

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