Involvement of nitric oxide and cyclic GMP in rabbit urethral relaxation
Dokita S, Smith S, Nishimoto T, Wheeler M, Weiss R. Involvement of nitric oxide and cyclic GMP in rabbit urethral relaxation. European Journal Of Pharmacology 1994, 266: 269-275. PMID: 7513645, DOI: 10.1016/0922-4106(94)90136-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNitric oxide synthase activityTransmural nerve stimulationOxide synthase activityRabbit urethraNerve stimulationNOS activityL-arginineSoluble nitric oxide synthaseNitric oxide synthase inhibitorRelaxation responseNitric oxideCyclic GMPOxide synthase inhibitorNitric oxide synthaseCyclic GMP levelsUrethral relaxationNG-nitroRank orderOxide synthaseSynthase activityNG-methylSynthase inhibitorElectrical stimulationUrethraSame rank order