Endothelium-derived nitric oxide mediates hypoxic vasodilation of resistance vessels in humans

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 271, Issue 3 40-3, 1996, Pages

  Blitzer, Mark L ^a   Lee, S Douglas ^a   Creager, Mark A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

N(G) monomethyl L arginine; phenylephrine; regional blood flow

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOXEMIA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESISTANCE BLOOD VESSEL; SYSTEMIC VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0029820507     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1996.271.3.h1182     Document Type: Article

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