Effect of nitric oxide synthase inhibitor Nω nitro-L-arginine methyl ester on relaxant responses to calcium channel antagonists in isolated aortic rings from Dahl normotensive and hypertensive rats

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 354-362

  Duggan, Jennifer A ^a   Tabrizchi, Reza ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood vessel; Calcium channel antagonists; Nitric oxide synthase inhibitor; Rat; Saltinduced hypertension

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DILTIAZEM; MIBEFRADIL; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NIFEDIPINE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; HYPERTENSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THORACIC AORTA; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; DILTIAZEM; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HYPERTENSION; IMIDAZOLES; MIBEFRADIL; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NIFEDIPINE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RATS; RATS, INBRED DAHL; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASODILATION;

EID: 0036183628     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005344-200203000-00006     Document Type: Article

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