Gap junction-dependent and -independent EDHF-type relaxations may involve smooth muscle cAMP accumulation

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 282, Issue 4 51-4, 2002, Pages

  Chaytor, Andrew T ^a   Taylor, Hannah J ^a   Griffith, Tudor M ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A 23187; Acetylcholine; CGMP; Connexin

Indexed keywords

18ALPHA GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID; 2',5' DIDEOXYADENOSINE; ACETYLCHOLINE; APAMIN; CALCIMYCIN; CALCIUM IONOPHORE; CHARYBDOTOXIN; CYCLIC AMP; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED HYPERPOLARIZING FACTOR; GLIBENCLAMIDE; ISOBUTYLMETHYLXANTHINE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; SULFONYLUREA DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GAP JUNCTION; ILIAC ARTERY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; RABBIT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0036087320     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00903.2001     Document Type: Article

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