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Abstract
This study demonstrates directly that the relative contribution of nitric oxide (NO) and an NO synthase-independent repolarization to acetylcholine-evoked relaxation in rat isolated mesenteric resistance arteries is determined by the processes which mediate pre-contraction. Noradrenaline-induced contractions were reversed by acetylcholine via both NO and NO synthase-independent smooth muscle repolarization. In contrast, reversal of contractions to the thromboxane-mimetic, U46619, by acetylcholine was entirely mediated by the actions of NO, independently of a change in membrane potential.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8886397 PMCID: PMC1915844 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb15970.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Pharmacol ISSN: 0007-1188 Impact factor: 8.739