The role of neuronal nitric oxide in the vagal control of cardiac interval of the rat heart in vitro

Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 110-115

  Sweeney, Catherine ^a   Markos, Farouk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Nitric oxide; TRIM; Vagus

Indexed keywords

1 (2 TRIFLUOROMETHYLPHENYL)IMIDAZOLE; ATENOLOL; ATROPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HEXAMETHONIUM; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NICOTINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; HEART; MALE; NONHUMAN; POSTGANGLIONIC NERVE; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPSE; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; ATENOLOL; HEART RATE; IMIDAZOLES; MALE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SINOATRIAL NODE; SYMPATHOLYTICS; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 2942588991     PISSN: 15660702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2004.04.004     Document Type: Article

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