The effect of inhaled K+ channel openers on bronchoconstriction and airway microvascular leakage in anaesthetised guinea pigs

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 296, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 81-87

  Kidney, Joseph C ^a   Lötvall, Jan O ^a   Lei, Yuhong ^a   Chung, K Fan ^a   Barnes, Peter J ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bronchoconstriction; HOE 234; K+ channel opener; Levcromakalim; Plasma exudation

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; EVANS BLUE; HISTAMINE; LEMAKALIM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL STIMULATING AGENT; PROPRANOLOL; RILMAKALIM; SUBSTANCE P;

AIRWAY; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; BRONCHOSPASM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; EXTRAVASATION; EXUDATE; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG PRESSURE; LUNG RESISTANCE; MICROVASCULATURE; NONADRENERGIC NONCHOLINERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; SENSORY NERVE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0343027283     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(95)00670-2     Document Type: Article

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