Modification of phenylephrine induced contraction of human vessel rings by L-arginine and L-arginine methyl ester;Influencia del sistema nitridérgico en la respuesta contráctil a fenilefrina de anillos de vasos usados en revascularización coronaria

Revista Medica de Chile

Volumn 135, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1231-1236

  Prieto, Juan C ^a,b   Pinardi, Gianni ^b   Zamorano, Jaime ^a   Larraín, Ernesto ^a   Bermúdez, Cristián ^a   Castillo, Rodrigo ^a   Cisternas, Verónica ^a   Miranda, Hugo F ^b  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Endothelium, vascular; Nitric oxide; Phenylephrine

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PHENYLEPHRINE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ARTICLE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; HUMAN; MAMMARY ARTERY; RADIAL ARTERY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ARGININE; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMANS; MAMMARY ARTERIES; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PHENYLEPHRINE; RADIAL ARTERY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 37049015804     PISSN: 00349887     EISSN: 07176163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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