Effect of heptanol on noradrenaline-induced contractions in rat vas deferens

Journal of Smooth Muscle Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-61

  Palani, D ^a   Manchanda, Rohit ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Calcium; Gap junction; Heptanol; Noradrenaline; Rat vas deferens

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; HEPTANOL; NIFEDIPINE; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; GAP JUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; RAT; VAS DEFERENS;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNELS, T-TYPE; GAP JUNCTIONS; HEPTANOL; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NIFEDIPINE; NOREPINEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 33646672650     PISSN: 09168737     EISSN: 09168737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1540/jsmr.42.49     Document Type: Article

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