Mechanisms of vasorelaxation to testosterone in the rat aorta

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 465, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 125-132

  Tep Areenan, Patcharin ^a   Kendall, David A ^a   Randall, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ca2+ influx; K+ channel; Prostanoid; Testosterone; Vasorelaxation

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; BARIUM CHLORIDE; CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CHARYBDOTOXIN; FLURBIPROFEN; FLUTAMIDE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; INDOMETACIN; MIFEPRISTONE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROSTANOID; STEROID RECEPTOR; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; AORTA CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; ENDOTHELIUM; HEART CONTRACTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0037470815     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(03)01453-5     Document Type: Article

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