Is nitric oxide really important for regulation of the cerebral circulation? Yes or no?

Keio Journal of Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 14-27

  Tanaka, Kortaro ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

cerebral blood flow; cerebral circulation; EDRF; endothelium; nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; BARIUM CHLORIDE; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED RELAXING FACTOR; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PAPAVERINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; SEROTONIN; XYLAZINE;

BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN CIRCULATION; ENDOTHELIUM; HUMAN; REVIEW;

EID: 0029869011     PISSN: 00229717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2302/kjm.45.14     Document Type: Review

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