Role of mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway in acetylcholine-mediated in vitro relaxation of rat pulmonary artery

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 434, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 55-64

  Choy, Wai Yee ^a   Wong, Yung Fat ^a   Kwan, Yiu Wa ^a   Au, Alice Lai Shan ^a   Lau, Wing Hung ^a   Raymond, Kenneth ^a   Zuo, Joan Zhong ^a  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; MAP (mitogen activated protein) kinase; Muscarinic M3 receptor; Nitric oxide (NO); Pulmonary artery, rat

Indexed keywords

2 (2 AMINO 3 METHOXYPHENYL)CHROMONE; 4 (4 FLUOROPHENYL) 2 (4 METHYLSULFINYLPHENYL) 5 (4 PYRIDYL)IMIDAZOLE; 6 ANILINO 5,8 QUINOLINEQUINONE; ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; GENISTEIN; INDOMETACIN; METHOCTRAMINE; METHYLENE BLUE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MUSCARINIC M3 RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC M4 RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; N(G) NITRO DEXTRO ARGININE METHYL ESTER; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NEOSTIGMINE; PERILLIC ACID; PHENYLEPHRINE; PIRENZEPINE; PROTEIN P21; TOXIN; TROPICAMIDE; WORTMANNIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0037005733     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(01)01533-3     Document Type: Article

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