Nitric oxide mediates abnormal responsiveness of thyroid arteries in methimazole-treated patients
Author(s) -
Joaquín Ortega,
José M. Vila,
María Dolores Mauricio,
Gloria Segarra,
Pascual Medina,
Juan Martínez-León,
Salvador Lluch
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
european journal of endocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.897
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1479-683X
pISSN - 0804-4643
DOI - 10.1530/eje.1.01889
Subject(s) - euthyroid , endocrinology , medicine , acetylcholine , charybdotoxin , apamin , contraction (grammar) , vasodilation , nitric oxide , inferior thyroid artery , propylthiouracil , chemistry , thyroid , potassium channel , recurrent laryngeal nerve
We studied the intervention of nitric oxide (NO), prostacyclin and endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF) in mediating responses to acetylcholine in thyroid arteries from euthyroid and methimazole-treated (MT) patients.
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