Abstract
Rat tail artery strips relax in response to electrical stimulation (0.1-8Hz, 9V, 1.0msec) following contraction induced by norepinephrine (5.9xl0−7M). The relaxation is not altered by treatment of the strips with atropine, propranolol, tetrodotoxin or indomethacin nor by chemical denervation with 6-hydroxydopamine. Incubation of strips in calcium-free solution reduced the contractile response to norepinephrine and blocked relaxation in response to 4Hz electrical stimulation. Histamine antagonists (H2 receptor subclass: Cimetidine, metiamide) inhibited the relaxation to electrical stimulation in a dose-dependent manner. These results suggest that relaxation to electrical stimulation in rat tail artery is modulated by calcium and by the H2 subclass of histamine receptors.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 303-309 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Life sciences |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1983 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology