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Vasodilator Agents

Known as: Vasodilator Drugs, drugs vasodilators, Drugs, Vasodilator 
Any agent that causes widening of blood vessels as a result of smooth muscle relaxation.
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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Cytoprotective function of nitric oxide: inactivation of superoxide radicals produced by human leukocytes.
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Relation among impaired coronary flow reserve, left ventricular hypertrophy and thallium perfusion defects in hypertensive patients without obstructive coronary artery disease☆
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Changes in cytosolic calcium level in vascular smooth muscle strip measured simultaneously with contraction using fluorescent calcium indicator fura 2.
In rat aortic strips, muscle contraction was recorded simultaneously with cytosolic Ca++ level, which was indicated by the 500 nm… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Loss of Selective Endothelial Cell Vasoactive Functions Caused by Hypercholesterolemia in Pig Coronary Arteries
The influence of hypercholesterolemia on the reactivity of coronary arteries was investigated after feeding a high-cholesterol… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Reduction of reperfusion injury in the canine preparation by intracoronary adenosine: importance of the endothelium and the no-reflow phenomenon.
We hypothesized that the endogenous coronary vasodilator adenosine may reduce infarct size by progressively increasing reflow in… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Inflammatory oedema induced by synergism between calcitonin gene‐related peptide (CGRP) and mediators of increased vascular permeability
1 The potent vasodilator calcitonin gene‐related peptide (CGRP, human synthetic), when mixed with histamine and injected… 
Review
1984
Review
1984
The role of endothelium in the responses of vascular smooth muscle to drugs.
Several years ago we accidentally discovered that relaxation of isolated prepa­ rations of arteries (rings, transverse strips, or… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
The value of lesion cross-sectional area determined by quantitative coronary angiography in assessing the physiologic significance of proximal left anterior descending coronary arterial stenoses.
The results of previous work from this laboratory have shown a poor correlation between percent stenosis (determined visually… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Relationship between cyclic guanosine 3':5'-monophosphate formation and relaxation of coronary arterial smooth muscle by glyceryl trinitrate, nitroprusside, nitrite and nitric oxide: effects of…
The purpose of the present study was to determine time course relationship between cyclic GMP accumulation and relaxation in… 
Highly Cited
1935
Highly Cited
1935
Properties of human seminal plasma
The pharmacological properties of human seminal plasma are described and a comparison is made between the substance (or… 
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