SUMMARY: The influence of melatonin on tension of isolated pulmonary vascular smooth muscle rings was examined in these experiments. Melatonin caused a dose-dependent relaxation of precontracted \((30 \mathrm{mM} \mathrm{KCl})\) pulmonary artery and pulmonary vein. Removal of the endothelium did not
C17 The cardiovascular effects of adenosine: The role of the vascular endothelium
โ Scribed by E. Balcells
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 149 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0985-0562
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