Nickel inhibits urocortin-induced relaxation in the rat pulmonary artery

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 488, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 169-172

  Lau, Chi Wai ^a   Chan, Yau Chi ^a   Yao, Xiaoqiang ^a   Chan, Franky Leung ^b   Chen, Zhen Yu ^b   Huang, Yu ^a  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Nickel; Pulmonary artery; Relaxation; Urocortin

Indexed keywords

15 HYDROXY 11ALPHA,9ALPHA EPOXYMETHANOPROSTA 5,13 DIENOIC ACID; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); ASTRESSIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR ANTAGONIST; FORSKOLIN; NATRIURETIC FACTOR; NICKEL; SODIUM CALCIUM EXCHANGE PROTEIN; UROCORTIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MYOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PULMONARY ARTERY; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; TENSION;

EID: 1642278590     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2004.01.024     Document Type: Article

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