Effects of Suramin on the ATP- and α,β-Methylene-ATP-induced Constriction of the Rabbit Ear Artery
- 1 July 1991
- journal article
- abstracts
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Nucleosides and Nucleotides
- Vol. 10 (5) , 1181-1182
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07328319108047267
Abstract
The isolated rabbit ear artery contains both dilation-mediating P2Y-receptors and constriction-mediating P2X-receptors. Suramin antagonizes the effects of ATP at either receptor.Keywords
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