Endothelium-derived vasoactive factors: I Endothelium-dependent relaxation

Hypertension

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1991, Pages III-76-III-85

  Katuŝić, Zvonimir S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Baroreceptors; Endothelium derived contracting factors; Endothelium derived relaxing factors; Mitogens; Nitric oxide; Primary hypertension

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ARGININE; BRADYKININ; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC GMP; ENDOTHELIN; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED HYPERPOLARIZING FACTOR; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED RELAXING FACTOR; HISTAMINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN; PLASMINOGEN; PROSTACYCLIN; SEROTONIN; THROMBIN; THROMBOXANE A2;

ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD FLOW; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MITOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; SYSTEMIC VASCULAR RESISTANCE; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMAL; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NITRIC OXIDE; PRESSORECEPTORS; VASODILATION;

EID: 0026006648     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: 15244563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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