title: [Effect of nitroprusside on gap junctions of single tracheal smooth muscle cells excised from rats].
abstract: To investigate the effect of nitroprusside on gap junctions of tracheal smooth muscle cells, we ionophoretically injected sodium nitroprusside into single tracheal smooth muscle cells excised from rats. The input resistance of the tracheal smooth muscle cells increased after the injection of nitroprusside. This results suggests that nitroprusside blocks gap junctions of tracheal smooth muscle cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miwa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iwata
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Miyachi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004594:Electrophysiology; D005260:Female; D017629:Gap Junctions / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects*; D009599:Nitroprusside / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D014132:Trachea / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D009599:Nitroprusside