Loss of endothelium-dependent relaxant activity in the pulmonary circulation of rats exposed to chronic hypoxia

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 155-162

  Adnot, Serge ^a   Raffestin, Bernadette ^a   Eddahibi, Saadia ^a   Braquet, Pierre ^b   Chabrier, Pierre Etienne ^b  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Institut Henri Beaufour   (France)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Endothelin; Endothelium derived relaxing factor; Pulmonary endothelium; Pulmonary hypertension

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CALCIMYCIN; ENDOTHELIN; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; HYPOXIA; LUNG CIRCULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMAL; ANOXIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALCIMYCIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOTHELINS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS;

EID: 0025963441     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI114965     Document Type: Article

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