Effects of Neuropeptides on the Sumatriptan-Disturbed Circulation in the Optic Nerve Head of Rabbits

Pharmacology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 152-159

  Gaspar, M N ^a   Fontes Ribeiro, C A ^a   Cunha Vaz, J G ^a   Macedo, T R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Calcitonin gene related peptide; Capsaicin; Retinal vessels, rabbit; Tachykinins

Indexed keywords

3 [3,5 BIS(TRIFLUOROMETHYL)BENZYLOXY] 2 PHENYLPIPERIDINE; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE[8-37]; CAPSAICIN; CYCLO(GLUTAMINYLTRYPTOPHYLPHENYLALANYLGLYCYLLEUCYLMETHIONYL); GR 159897; L 668169; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR AGONIST; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; NEUROKININ 2 RECEPTOR AGONIST; NEUROKININ 2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; NEUROKININ 3 RECEPTOR AGONIST; NEUROKININ A; NEUROKININ B; NEUROPEPTIDE; SENKTIDE; SOLVENT; SUBSTANCE P; SUMATRIPTAN; TACHYKININ RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIOLE; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CILIARY DISK; CIRCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; IN VIVO STUDY; INJECTION; MALE; MICROPIPETTE; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RETINA ARTERY; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; TIME; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ANIMALS; ARTERIOLES; BLOOD-RETINAL BARRIER; CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; CAPSAICIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; NEUROKININ A; NEUROKININ B; NEUROPEPTIDES; OPTIC NERVE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; RABBITS; RECEPTORS, CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; RECEPTORS, NEUROKININ-1; RECEPTORS, NEUROKININ-2; RETINAL VESSELS; SUBSTANCE P; SUMATRIPTAN; VASODILATION;

EID: 0442309051     PISSN: 00317012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000074978     Document Type: Article

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