Increased wall-lumen ratio of mesenteric vessels from the spontaneously hypertensive rat is not associated with increased contractility under isobaric conditions

Hypertension

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 604-608

  Izzard, Ashley S ^a   Bund, Stuart J ^a   Heagerty, Anthony M ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

mesenteric arteries; pressure; rats, inbred SHR

Indexed keywords

NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA PRESSURE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT;

EID: 0029842773     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.28.4.604     Document Type: Article

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