Neurally-derived nitric oxide regulates vascular tone in pulmonary and cutaneous arteries of the toad, Bufo marinus

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 295, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Jennings, Brett L ^a   Donald, John A ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Autonomic nervous system; Endothelium; Nitric oxide synthase; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

1H (1,2,4)OXADIAZOLO(4,3 A)QUINOXALIN 1 ONE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE SENSITIVE POTASSIUM CHANNEL; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE[8-37]; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE INHIBITOR; LEMAKALIM; N(G) NITROARGININE; NICOTINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; ORNITHINE DERIVATIVE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; LUNG ARTERY; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MALE; MYOGRAPHY; NERVE FIBER; NITRERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN BLOOD VESSEL; TOAD; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; ARTERIES; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BUFO MARINUS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KATP CHANNELS; MALE; MUSCLE TONUS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NADPH DEHYDROGENASE; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; PULMONARY ARTERY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKIN; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 57349111125     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00057.2008     Document Type: Article

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