Chlorzoxazone inhibits contraction of rat thoracic aorta

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 545, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 161-166

  Dong, De Li ^a   Luan, Yan ^a   Feng, Tie Ming ^a   Fan, Chang Long ^a   Yue, Peng ^a   Sun, Zhi Jie ^b   Gu, Rui Min ^a   Yang, Bao Feng ^a  

^a HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HARBIN ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ca2+ activated K+channel; Chlorzoxazone; Relaxation; Thoracic artery

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; ALCOHOL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ION; CHLORZOXAZONE; CLOTRIMAZOLE; NORADRENALIN; PAXILLINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; POTASSIUM ION; TETRYLAMMONIUM; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; MAMMARY ARTERY; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TENSION; THORACIC AORTA; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; CHLORZOXAZONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; INTERMEDIATE-CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM-ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNELS; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; NOREPINEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VASOCONSTRICTION; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 33747348043     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2006.06.063     Document Type: Article

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