Sulfur dioxide relaxes rat aorta by endothelium-dependent and -independent mechanisms

Physiological Research

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 521-527

  Wang, Y K ^a   Ren, A J ^a   Yang, X Q ^a   Wang, L G ^a   Rong, W F ^c   Tang, C S ^d   Yuan, W J ^a,b   Lin, L ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NINGXIA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^d PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Aorta; Endothelium; Ion channel; Rat; Sulfur dioxide; Vasorelaxation

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; METABOLISM; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; THORACIC AORTA; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; CALCIUM CHANNELS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 72549119180     PISSN: 08628408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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