Impaired arterial reactivity following cytomegalovirus infection in the immunosuppressed rat

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 637-646

  Eerdmans, Pedro H A ^a   Persoons, Maike C J ^a   Debets, Sjaak J M ^a   Struijker Boudier, Harry A J ^a   Smits, Jos F M ^a   Bruggeman, Catrien A ^a   De Mey, Jo G R ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adrenergic responses; Cytomegalovirus; Endotoxin; LPS; NO synthase; Resistance arteries; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

ARGININE METHYL ESTER; ENDOTOXIN; NORADRENALIN; PHENYLEPHRINE; PRAZOSIN; SEROTONIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; HEART RATE; ISOLATED ARTERY; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029917358     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb15721.x     Document Type: Article

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