Nitric oxide induces dilation of rat aorta via inhibition of Rho-kinase signaling

Hypertension

Volumn 39, Issue 2 II, 2002, Pages 438-442

  Chitaley, Kanchan ^a   Webb, R Clinton ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Kinase; Muscle, smooth, vascular; Nitric oxide; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

1H 1,2,4 OXADIAZOLO[4,3 A]QUINOXALIN 1 ONE; 4 (1 AMINOETHYL) N (4 PYRIDYL)CYCLOHEXANECARBOXAMIDE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ION; CYCLIC GMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; DILTIAZEM; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; GUANYLATE CYCLASE INHIBITOR; N(G) NITROARGININE; NIFEDIPINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; RHO KINASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY DILATATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME INHIBITION; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASODILATATION;

AMIDES; ANDROSTADIENES; ANIMALS; AORTA; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ENZYME INHIBITORS; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE KINASES; PYRIDINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATION;

EID: 0036181829     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/hy02t2.102960     Document Type: Conference Paper

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