Bronchial epithelium-associated pulmonary arterial muscle relaxation in the rat is absent in the fetus and suppressed by postnatal hypoxia

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 288, Issue 2 32-2, 2005, Pages

  Belik, J ^a   Pan, J ^b   Jankov, R P ^b   Tanswell, A K ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Muscarinic receptors; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase; Pulmonary vascular resistance

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE; MUSCARINIC M2 RECEPTOR; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NITRIC OXIDE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PROTEIN BRONCHIAL EPITHELIUM DERIVED RELAXING FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; BRONCHUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM; FETUS; HYPOXIA; LUNG CIRCULATION; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; LUNG VASOCONSTRICTION; MYOGRAPHY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PULMONARY ARTERY; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANOXIA; BRONCHI; FETUS; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; MUSCARINIC AGONISTS; PULMONARY ARTERY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTOR, MUSCARINIC M2; VASODILATION;

EID: 12144249608     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00309.2004     Document Type: Article

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