Endothelial cell dilatory pathways link flow and wall shear stress in an intact arteriolar network

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 2105-2114

  Frame, Mary D S ^a   Sarelius, Ingrid H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

bifurcation angle; capillary recruitment; flow dependent responses; nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

INDOMETACIN; N(G) NITROARGININE; NORADRENALIN; OXYGEN; PENTOBARBITAL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREMASTER MUSCLE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ERYTHROCYTE; HAMSTER; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR RATE; SHEAR STRESS; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0029851729     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1996.81.5.2105     Document Type: Article

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