Nicotine activation of neuronal nitric oxide synthase and guanylyl cyclase in the medulla increases blood flow of the common carotid artery in cats

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 486, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 122-126

  Gong, Chi Li ^a   Leung, Yuk Man ^a   Huang, Yi Ping ^a   Lin, Nai Nu ^b,c   Hung, Yi Wen ^b,c   Lee, Tony Jer Fu ^d,e   Kuo, Jon Son ^d,e  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; Cerebral blood flow; Guanylyl cyclase; Nicotinic receptor; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

7 NITROINDAZOLE; BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; CHOLINE; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE INHIBITOR; METHYLENE BLUE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; N5 (1 IMINOETHYL)ORNITHINE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CAROTID ARTERY; CAT; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETER; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; MALE; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CATS; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTIONS; NEURONS; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC;

EID: 78049375274     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2010.08.072     Document Type: Article

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