Population
Rat aortic rings with and without endothelium
Comparison
Angiotensin II in the presence of Ca2+ entry… vs Responses in rings with vs without endothelium…
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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Highlights nifedipine-insensitive endothelial calcium pathways in rat aorta; hypothesis-generating for vascular pharmacology without human data.
Endothelium-mediated relaxation in rat aortic rings depends on calcium influx through channels insensitive to organic calcium entry blockers like nifedipine.
Heiningen et al. (1993) studied this question.
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