Evaluation of the activity of receptor-operated Ca2+ channels in rat portal vein in induced hyperthyroidism

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 389-392

  Gopala Reddy, A ^a,b   Mishra, S K ^a   Ravi Prakash, V ^a   Tandan, S K ^a   Tripathi, H C ^a   Varshney, V P ^a,c  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b VETERINARY COLLEGE   (India)

^c Nuclear Research Laboratory   (India)

Author keywords

45Ca influx; CaCl2 contractions; Hyperthyroidism; Norepinephrine; Rat portal vein; ROCCs

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CALCIUM ION; LEVOTHYROXINE; NORADRENALIN; THYROID HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CALCIUM CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUTHYROIDISM; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HYPERTHYROIDISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PORTAL VEIN; RAT; RECEPTOR DENSITY; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CALCIUM SIGNALING; HYPERTHYROIDISM; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PORTAL VEIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA; THYROXINE;

EID: 6544290411     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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