Validation of transonic small animal flowmeter for measurement of cardiac output and regional blood flow in the rat

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 482-486

  Wen, Cheng ^a   Li, Ming ^a   Whitworth, Judith A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiac output; Hindquarter blood flow; Mesenteric blood flow; Renal blood flow; Transonic flowmeter

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; DOPAMINE; PENTOBARBITAL; PROPRANOLOL; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AORTA FLOW; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; HEART OUTPUT; MALE; MESENTERY BLOOD FLOW; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SURGICAL APPROACH;

ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; CARDIAC OUTPUT; DINOPROSTONE; DOPAMINE; HINDLIMB; MALE; MESENTERY; PENTOBARBITAL; PROPRANOLOL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RENAL CIRCULATION; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 0029870391     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005344-199604000-00005     Document Type: Article

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