Nitric oxide synthase inhibitors can antagonize neurogenic and calcitonin gene-related peptide induced dilation of dural meningeal vessels

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 62-68

  Akerman, S ^a   Williamson, D J ^a   Kaube, H ^a   Goadsby, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcitonin gene related peptide; Intravital microscopy; Middle meningeal artery; Migraine; Nitric oxide; Trigeminovascular system

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CITRULLINE; CYCLIC GMP; DIPHENYLIODONIUM SALT; N 5 (IMINOETHYL) LEVO ORNITHINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; ORNITHINE DERIVATIVE; S METHYL LEVO THIOCITRULLINE; S METHYLISOTHIOUREA HEMISULPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTHELIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEADACHE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIGRAINE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DURA MATER; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VASODILATION;

EID: 0036729533     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0704842     Document Type: Article

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