Adenosine receptor-mediated relaxation of rabbit airway smooth muscle: A role for nitric oxide

American Journal of Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 3 PART 1, 1997, Pages

  Ali, S ^a   James Metzger, W ^b   Olanrewaju, H A ^b   Jamal Mustafa, S ^a  

^a Departments of Pharmacology   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenosine agonists and antagonists; Bronchial rings; L arginine; Ng nitro l arginine methyl ester; Ngmonomethyl l arginine; Respiratory epithelium

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745401472     PISSN: 00029513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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