The role of endothelin pathway in modulation of airway reactivity to methacholine in C57Bl/6 and BALB/c mice

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 590, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 396-399

  Landgraf, Richardt G ^a   Jancar, Sonia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Airway reactivity; Cholinergic neurotransmission; Endothelin; Methacholine

Indexed keywords

BOSENTAN; CYCLO(DEXTRO TRYPTOPHYL DEXTRO ASPARTYLPROLYL DEXTRO VALYLLEUCYL); ENDOTHELIN; ENDOTHELIN A RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN A RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; METHACHOLINE; N (2,6 DIMETHYLPIPERIDINOCARBONYL) 4 METHYLLEUCYL DEXTRO (1 METHOXYCARBONYLTRYPTOPHANYL) DEXTRO NORLEUCINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SELECTIVITY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; ISOLATED LUNG; LUNG HOMOGENATE; LUNG PERFUSION; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEA; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; ENDOTHELIN-1; ENDOTHELINS; LUNG; MALE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; PIPERIDINES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 48049098995     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2008.06.015     Document Type: Article

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