Contractile and relaxant properties of rat-isolated pulmonary veins related to localization and histology

Fundamental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-65

  Bronquard, Cécile ^a   Maupoil, Véronique ^a   Arbeille, Brigitte ^a   Fetissof, Franck ^a   Findlay, Ian ^a   Cosnay, Pierre ^a   Freslon, Jean Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

Author keywords

Contraction; Endothelium; Histology; Pulmonary veins; Rat; Relaxation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANGIOTENSIN II; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BRADYKININ; INDOMETACIN; ISOPRENALINE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHENYLEPHRINE; SALBUTAMOL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM; HISTOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; INTESTINE PRESSURE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RAT; VASOMOTOR REFLEX; VEIN DILATATION; VENOCONSTRICTION;

15-HYDROXY-11 ALPHA,9 ALPHA-(EPOXYMETHANO)PROSTA-5,13-DIENOIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINE; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ALBUTEROL; ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; BRADYKININ; BRONCHI; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HEART ATRIA; ISOPROTERENOL; MALE; NITROPRUSSIDE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROPANOLAMINES; PULMONARY VEINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA-2; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 33846245491     PISSN: 07673981     EISSN: 14728206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-8206.2006.00457.x     Document Type: Article

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