Modulation of vascular tone and reactivity by nitric oxide in porcine pulmonary arteries and veins

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 9-15

  Back M ^a   Walch, L ^b   Norel, X ^b   Gascard, J P ^b   Mazmanian, G ^b   Brink, C ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b CENTRE CHIRURGICAL MARIE LANNELONGUE   (France)

Author keywords

Contraction; Cysteinyl leukotrienes; N nitro L arginine; Nitric oxide; Noradrenaline; Porcine pulmonary arteries and veins

Indexed keywords

8 BROMO CYCLIC GMP; ACETYLCHOLINE; INDOMETACIN; LEUKOTRIENE C4; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME INHIBITION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY VEIN; SWINE; VEIN DILATATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; CYCLIC GMP; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; LEUKOTRIENE C4; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE TONUS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE; NOREPINEPHRINE; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY VEINS; SWINE;

EID: 0036164981     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201x.2002.00928.x     Document Type: Article

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