YC-1, A Nitric Oxide-Independent Activator of Soluble Guanylate Cyclase, Inhibits the Spontaneous Contractions of Isolated Pregnant Rat Myometrium

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-24

  Cetin, Ali ^a   Kaya, Tijen ^a   Demirkoprulu, Nihal ^a   Karadas, Baris ^a   Duran, Bulent ^a   Cetin, Meral ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Myometrium (rat); Soluble guanylate cyclase activator; YC 1

Indexed keywords

1 BENZYL 3 (5 HYDROXYMETHYL 2 FURYL)INDAZOLE; CYCLIC GMP; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; METHYLENE BLUE; NITRIC OXIDE; TETRYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TONE; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; RAT; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

EID: 1042279611     PISSN: 13478613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jphs.94.19     Document Type: Article

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