Vasorelaxant effects of atropine: Role of nitric oxide/endothelium derived relaxing factor

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 244-250

  Kavoli Haghighi, M ^a   Pollock, D ^a   Fallah Hosseini, H ^a  

^a Institute of Medicinal Plants Iran   (Iran)

Author keywords

EDRF; L NAME; L NOARG; NO; Pulmonary artery

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED RELAXING FACTOR; ISOBUTYLMETHYLXANTHINE; N(G) NITROARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PHENYLEPHRINE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROPRANOLOL; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENDOTHELIUM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ISOMETRICS; LUNG ARTERY; MALE; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SECRETION; RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TENSION; TRANSDUCER; VASCULAR RING; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0036679461     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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