Effects of pinacidil on proliferation of cultured rabbit airway smooth muscle cells induced by endothelin-1

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 118, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 587-590

  Wang, Hong ^a   Xie, Wei Ping ^a   Qi, Xu ^a   Zhang, Xi Long ^a  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Airway smooth muscle cells; Endothelin 1; Pinacidil; Proliferation

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1; GLIBENCLAMIDE; PINACIDIL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL STIMULATING AGENT;

AIRWAY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE FIBER CULTURE; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOTHELIN-1; GLYBURIDE; PINACIDIL; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; RABBITS; THYMIDINE; TRACHEA;

EID: 17144363599     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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