Alteration of vascular response to norepinephrine, calcitonin gene-related peptide, and acetylcholine in orchidectomized rats

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 985-990

  Wang, Wang ^a   Sun, Chao ^a   Wang, Xian ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Calcitonin gene related peptide; Norepinephrine; Orchidectomy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANDROGEN; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; ESTROGEN; NORADRENALIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; MALE; MEDIAN SACRAL ARTERY; NONHUMAN; ORCHIECTOMY; PULMONARY ARTERY; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; THORACIC AORTA; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; MALE; NOREPINEPHRINE; ORCHIECTOMY; PULMONARY ARTERY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TESTOSTERONE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0036843411     PISSN: 16714083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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