Effect of nitric oxide synthase inhibition on cardiorespiratory responses in the conscious rat

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 2068-2077

  Gozal, David ^a   Torres, José E ^a   Gozal, Yair M ^a   Littwin, Sanford M ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

baroreceptor; blood pressure; chemoreceptor; control of breathing; hypercapnia; hypoxia; whole body plethysmography

Indexed keywords

N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; S METHYLTHIOCITRULLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CHRONOTROPISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPOXIA; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TACHYCARDIA; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0029834761     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1996.81.5.2068     Document Type: Article

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