Diazepam attenuates phenylephrine-induced contractions in rat aorta

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 682-689

  Park, Soon Eun ^a   Sohn, Ju Tae ^b,c   Kim, Cheol ^b   Chang, Ki Churl ^b   Shin, Il Woo ^b   Park, Kyeong Eon ^b   Lee, Heon Keun ^b   Chung, Young Kyun ^b  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED HYPERPOLARIZING FACTOR; INDOMETACIN; N SEC BUTYL 1 (2 CHLOROPHENYL) N METHYL 3 ISOQUINOLINECARBOXAMIDE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROSTACYCLIN; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 33644543054     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000196521.62806.43     Document Type: Article

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