Tracheal microvascular responses to inhibition of nitric oxide synthesis in anesthetized rats

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 154, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1382-1386

  Corboz, Michel R ^a,b   Ballard, Stephen T ^a   Inglis, Sarah K ^a   Taylor, Aubrey E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; PRAZOSIN; YOHIMBINE;

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRACHEA; VASODILATATION; VENULE;

EID: 0029801476     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.154.5.8912752     Document Type: Article

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