H2S Relaxes Vas Deferens Smooth Muscle by Modulating the Large Conductance Ca2+-Activated K+ (BKCa) Channels via a Redox Mechanism

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2806-2813

  Li, Yan ^a   Zang, Yuanwei ^a   Fu, Shanshan ^a   Zhang, Hongyuan ^a   Gao, Lu ^a   Li, Jingxin ^a,b  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Hydrogen sulfide; Redox; Smooth muscle physiology; Spontaneous contraction; Vas deferens

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE SENSITIVE POTASSIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; DRUG EFFECT; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE TONE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE; VAS DEFERENS; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; KATP CHANNELS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE TONUS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, CALCIUM-ACTIVATED; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 84868214339     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2012.02879.x     Document Type: Article

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