Relaxation and cGMP formation in response to sildenafil and sodium nitroprusside in saphenous veins from normotensive and hypertensive patients

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 798-802

  Medina, Pascual ^a   Segarra, Gloria ^a   Martínez León, Juan B ^a   Vila, José M ^a   Otero, Eduardo ^a   Lluch, Salvador ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Human veins; Hypertension; Nitric oxide; Noradrenergic; Sildenafil

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC GMP; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; SILDENAFIL; CYCLIC GMP PHOSPHODIESTERASE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; PIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VASODILATATION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED;

3',5'-CYCLIC-GMP PHOSPHODIESTERASE; AGED; CYCLIC GMP; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROPRUSSIDE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; PIPERAZINES; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0036724014     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7061(02)02977-1     Document Type: Article

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