Evidence for a possible role for nitric oxide in the modulation of heart activity in Achatina fulica and Helix aspersa

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 95-108

  White, A R ^a   Curtis, S A ^a   Walker, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Achatina fulica; cGMP; Guanylyl cyclase; Heart; Helix aspersa; Nitric oxide; ODQ; SNAP; SNOG

Indexed keywords

1H [1,2,4]OXADIOZOLO[4,3 A]QUINOLIN 1 ONE; ACETYLCHOLINE; BROMINE; CYCLIC GMP; DIHYDROLIPOAMIDE DEHYDROGENASE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE INHIBITOR; ISOBUTYLMETHYLXANTHINE; METHYLENE BLUE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NITROSO DERIVATIVE; NITROSO N ACETYLPENICILLAMINE; NITROSOGLUTATHIONE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; QUINOLINE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; SCAVENGER; SODIUM NITRITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACHATINA FULICA; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART EXCITATION; HELIX (SNAIL); HELIX ASPERSA; ISOLATED HEART; NONHUMAN; PERICARDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; STAINING;

ACHATINA FULICA; FULICA; GASTROPODA; HELIX ASPERSA;

EID: 1642371000     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2003.11.009     Document Type: Article

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