Nitric oxide control of large veins in the toad Bufo marinus

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 175, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 157-166

  Broughton, Brad R S ^a   Donald, John A ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Blood vessel; Nitrergic nerves; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NERVE PROTEIN; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NOS1 PROTEIN, RAT; NOS3 PROTEIN, RAT; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ABDOMEN; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAVA VEIN; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; NITRERGIC NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TOAD; VASCULARIZATION; VASODILATATION; VEIN;

ABDOMEN; ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; BUFO MARINUS; FEMALE; MALE; NADPH DEHYDROGENASE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRERGIC NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VASODILATION; VEINS; VENAE CAVAE;

ANURA; BUFO MARINUS;

EID: 17644372401     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-005-0471-7     Document Type: Article

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