LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Role of NO in arterial vascular function of intertidal fish (Girella laevifrons) and marine fish (Isacia conceptionis)

Moraga, F A; Urriola-Urriola, N.

Braz. j. biol; 76 (2), 2016

Abstract Previous studies performed in intertidal fish (Girella laevifrons),as well as marine fish (Isacia conceptionis), showed that acetylcholine (ACh) produced contractions mediated by cyclooxygenases that were dependent on the area and potency of contraction in several arterial vessels. Given that th...

Acetilcolina/metabolismo, Arterias/fisiología, Peces/anatomía & histología, Peces/fisiología, Óxido Nítrico/metabolismo, Donantes de Óxido Nítrico/metabolismo, Nitroprusiato/metabolismo, Perciformes/anatomía & histología, Perciformes/fisiología, Vasodilatación/fisiología

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Toxicidade pelo tiocianato decorrente do uso prolongado de nitroprussiato de sódio na insuficiência cardíaca grave

PURPOSE--To evaluate the toxicity of thiocyanate induced by the infusion of sodium nitroprusside in patients with severe congestive failure. METHODS--We studied 23 patients with congestive heart failure, in class IV (NYHA) under continuous infusion of sodium nitroprusside with doses varying between 0.5 a...