Effects of captopril and propranolol on cognitive function and cerebral blood flow in aged hypertensive rats

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1996, Pages

  Skinner, Michael H ^a,b   Tan, Dun Xian ^a   Grossmann, Matthias ^a   Pyne, Michael T ^a   Mahurin, Roderick K ^b  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPTOPRIL; PROPRANOLOL;

AGED; AGING; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029829732     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/51A.6.B454     Document Type: Article

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