Hemoglobin causes both endothelium-dependent and endothelium-independent contraction of the pig coronary arteries, independently of an inhibition of EDRF effects |
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| Authors: | J L Bény P C Brunet V Van der Bent |
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| Institution: | Département de Biologie Animale, Université de Genève, Switzerland. |
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| Abstract: | Hemoglobin is widely used as an inhibitor of EDRF effects. Hemoglobin contracts pig coronary arteries in vitro. However, during this contraction, effects of substance P and bradykinin which act via the EDRF are not inhibited. This means that the hemoglobin contraction is not caused by inhibition of the EDRF. This contraction is caused by a substance released from the endothelium, and by eicosano?ds released from the smooth muscles. |
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