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W New
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Time course of serotonin-induced vasoconstriction.
Canine cerebral arterial segments tested in a tissue bath were found to escape from the vasoconstrictor effects of serotonin, the basilar segments more rapidly than the middle cerebral segments. At low doses (10(-9) M), serotonin caused a small, prolonged contraction, whereas at higher doses (10(-6) M), a more forceful phasic response was seen. Verapamil blocked the phasic portion of the response but not the low amplitude sustained portion. Increasing the bath concentration of K+, Ba++, and tetraethylammonium markedly enhanced the constrictor response of low serotonin doses and significantly inhibited escape. Potentiation of the force and duration of vasoactive amine-induced arterial constriction by small increments of extracellular K+ might be important in the prolonged vascular narrowing associated with subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Escape of isolated cerebral artery segments from serotonin-induced contractions.
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Inward membrane currents in mammalian myocardium.
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The ionic nature of slow inward current and its relation to contraction.
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Constant-current source for microelectrodes.
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