Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide relaxes pulmonary artery by an endothelium-independent mechanism

The obligatory role of endothelial cells in the relaxation of arterial smooth muscle by acetylcholine

Robert F. Furchgott, John V. Zawadzki · Nature · 1980 · 12K citations

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Physiology +15

Selective blockade of endothelium-dependent and glyceryl trinitrate-induced relaxation by hemoglobin and by methylene blue in the rabbit aorta.

William Martin, G. Villani, D Jothianandan et al. · Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics · 1985 · 1.3K citations

Medicine, Pharmacology, Physiology +8

Role of endothelial cells in relaxation of isolated arteries by bradykinin.

P. Cherry, Robert F. Furchgott, John V. Zawadzki et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1982 · 426 citations · Full text

Medicine, Pharmacology, Biochemical Pharmacology +11

Vasoactive intestinal peptide

Terry Smith · Trends in Pharmacological Sciences · 1982 · 418 citations

Localization of VIP-immunoreactive nerves in airways and pulmonary vessels of dogs, cats, and human subjects

Richard D. Dey, W. Allen Shannon, Sami I. Said · Cell and Tissue Research · 1981 · 315 citations

Life Sciences, Physiology, Animal Anatomy +2