Nitrovasodilators relax mesenteric microvessels by cGMP-induced stimulation of Ca-activated K channels

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 1 42-1, 1997, Pages

  Carrier, Gerald O ^a   Fuchs, Leslie C ^a   Winecoff, Allison P ^b   Giulumian, Ararat D ^a   White, Richard E ^c,d  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Guanosine 3',5' cyclic monophosphate dependent protein kinase; High conductance calcium and voltage activated potassium channel; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CYCLIC GMP; NITRIC OXIDE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTERY MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFECTOR CELL; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; MESENTERIC VEIN; MICROVASCULATURE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

EID: 33751286637     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.273.1.h76     Document Type: Article

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