Synergistic action of vasodilators that increase cGMP and cAMP in the hamster cremaster microcirculation

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 1994, Pages 1513-1518

  Wit, Cor De ^a   Von Bismarck, Philipp ^a   Pohl, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arterioles; Cromakalim; Endothelium derived relaxing factor (EDRF); Isoprenaline; Nitric oxide; Prostacyclin (PGI2); Vascular smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

CROMAKALIM; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC GMP; INDOMETACIN; ISOPRENALINE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PROSTACYCLIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREMASTER MUSCLE; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASODILATATION;

ABDOMEN; ANIMAL; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC GMP; DRUG SYNERGISM; EPOPROSTENOL; HAMSTERS; ISOPROTERENOL; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; MICROCIRCULATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NITROPRUSSIDE; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 85047678280     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cvr/28.10.1513     Document Type: Article

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