Effect of Short-term Regression of Atherosclerosis on Reactivity of Carotid and Retinal Arteries

Stroke

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 927-933

  Sobey, Christopher G ^a   Faraci, Frank M ^a   Piegors, Donald J ^a   Heistad, Donald D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Collagen; Monkeys; Retina; Serotonin; Vasoconstriction

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CHOLESTEROL; COLLAGEN; SEROTONIN; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENIC DIET; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY FLOW; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MALE; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA ARTERY OCCLUSION; RETINA BLOOD FLOW; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; VASODILATATION; ANIMAL; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BLOOD FLOW; DIET THERAPY; DRUG EFFECT; IN VITRO STUDY; MACACA; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; RETINA ARTERY;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CHOLESTEROL; DIET, ATHEROGENIC; DINOPROST; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NITROPRUSSIDE; REFERENCE VALUES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RETINAL ARTERY; SEROTONIN;

EID: 0029664376     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.27.5.927     Document Type: Article

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