Cerebral arteriolar dilations by K(ATP) channel activators need L- lysine or L-arginine

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 274, Issue 3 43-3, 1998, Pages

  Kontos, Hermes A ^a   Wei, Enoch P ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral circulation; Glyburide; Membrane ion channels; Vascular smooth muscle; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; HYDROXYLYSINE; LYSINE; N(G) NITROARGININE; PINACIDIL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL STIMULATING AGENT;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASODILATATION;

EID: 33750850599     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1998.274.3.h974     Document Type: Article

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