title: Possible role of nitric oxide in transmitting information from vasodilator nerve to cerebroarterial muscle.
abstract: Treatment with L-NG-monomethyl arginine (L-NMMA), an inhibitor of nitric oxide (NO) synthesis from L-arginine, suppressed the relaxant response of dog cerebral artery strips to transmural electrical stimulation and nicotine, as did oxyhemoglobin. The inhibition by L-NMMA was reversed or prevented by L-, but not D-, arginine. It is concluded that NO or an NO-related compound may play a crucial role in transmitting information from excited vasodilator nerves to cerebroarterial smooth muscle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Shiga University of Medical Sciences, Ohtsu, Japan.
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Toda
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authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okamura
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001120:Arginine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D002450:Cell Communication / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D004285:Dogs; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D009469:Neuromuscular Junction / Q000502:physiology*; D009538:Nicotine / Q000494:pharmacology; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D019323:omega-N-Methylarginine
chemical_list: D019323:omega-N-Methylarginine; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D009538:Nicotine; D001120:Arginine