Activation of nicotinic receptors can contribute to endothelium-dependent relaxations to acetylcholine in the rat aorta

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 341, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 756-763

  Zou, Qian ^a   Leung, Susan W S ^a   Vanhoutte, Paul M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; MECAMYLAMINE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM; EVOKED RESPONSE; HEART MUSCLE RELAXATION; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; ATROPINE; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; MALE; MECAMYLAMINE; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RATS; RATS, INBRED SHR; RATS, INBRED WKY; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; RNA, MESSENGER; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATION;

EID: 84861534729     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: 15210103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/jpet.112.192229     Document Type: Article

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