Adenosine enhances the relaxing influence of retinal tissue

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-78

  Maenhaut, Nele ^a   Boussery, Koen ^a   Delaey, Christophe ^a   Van de Voorde, Johan ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

adenosine; arteries; relaxation; retina; vasodilation

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; EPOXYICOSATRIENOIC ACID; INDOMETACIN; MICONAZOLE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA; RETINA ARTERY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SWINE; VASODILATATION;

ADENOSINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BIOLOGICAL FACTORS; CATTLE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; RATS; RETINA; RETINAL ARTERY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SUS SCROFA; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 57549104677     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2008.10.007     Document Type: Article

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