Role of gap junctions in endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor-mediated vasodilatation in rat renal artery

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1031-1037

  Karagiannis, Joanna ^a   Rand, Michael ^a   Li, Chun Guang ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbachol; Endothelium derived hyperpolarizing factor; Gap 27 peptide; Gap junction; Renal artery

Indexed keywords

CARBACHOL; CHARYBDOTOXIN; CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED HYPERPOLARIZING FACTOR; INDOMETACIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; OUABAIN; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROSTACYCLIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CONDUCTANCE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INHIBITION KINETICS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RENAL ARTERY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VASODILATATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL FACTORS; CARBACHOL; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTIONS; MALE; NITROPRUSSIDE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RENAL ARTERY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; VASODILATION;

EID: 4043174066     PISSN: 16714083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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