The effect of L-arginine on guinea-pig and rabbit airway smooth muscle function in vitro

We have investigated the effects of L-arginine, D-arginine and L-lysine on airway smooth muscle responsiveness to spasmogens in vitro. Both L-arginine and D-arginine (100 mM) significantly reduced the contractile potency and maximal contractile response to histamine but not to methacholine or potass...

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Main Authors: A.C. Perez, W. Paul, S. Harrison, C.P. Page, D. Spina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 1998-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1998000600014