ATP is the predominant sympathetic neurotransmitter in rat mesenteric arteries at high pressure

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 582, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 745-754

  Rummery, Nicole M ^a   Brock, James A ^b   Pakdeechote, Poungrat ^a   Ralevic, Vera ^a   Dunn, William R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CALCIUM ION; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NIFEDIPINE; NORADRENALIN; PRAZOSIN; PURINE P2 RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SURAMIN; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR;

ADRENERGIC TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXCITATORY JUNCTION POTENTIAL; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MESENTERIC ARTERY; MYOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASOCONSTRICTION; ACTION POTENTIAL AMPLITUDE; ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; EVOKED RESPONSE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE FIBER; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; AXONS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERIES; MYOGRAPHY; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; NIFEDIPINE; NOREPINEPHRINE; PRESSURE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 34447283294     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2007.134825     Document Type: Article

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