title: Comparison of the vascular effects of adenosine, AMP, ADP and ATP on isolated blood-perfused internal and external carotid arteries of dogs.
abstract: 1. The effects of adenosine and adenine nucleotides were studied on arterial vasculature in blood-perfused arterial preparations of dogs which were isolated from the internal and external carotid arteries. Each compound was administered directly into the cannulated artery over a period of 4 s. 2. In both arterial preparations, adenosine produced a dose-related vasodilatation and was more potent than AMP. On the other hand, ATP produced a dose-related vasoconstriction and was more potent than ADP.
mesh_terms: D000227:Adenine Nucleotides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000241:Adenosine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000249:Adenosine Monophosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000187:drug effects; D004285:Dogs; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000227:Adenine Nucleotides; D000249:Adenosine Monophosphate; D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D000241:Adenosine