Effect of nitric oxide and potassium channel agonists and inhibitors on basilar artery diameter

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 1 41-1, 1997, Pages

  Sobey, Christopher G ^a   Faraci, Frank M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

adenosine 5' triphosphate sensitive potassium channels; aprikalim; calcium activated potassium channels; iberiotoxin; sodium nitroprusside; tetraethylammonium

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; APRIKALIM; CALCIUM ION; GLIBENCLAMIDE; IBERIOTOXIN; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PAPAVERINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; POTASSIUM CHANNEL STIMULATING AGENT; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 33750705327     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.272.1.h256     Document Type: Article

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