Stimulation of lumbar sympathetic nerves may produce hindlimb vasodilation via the release of pre-formed stores of nitrosyl factors

Neuroscience

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 881-887

  Davisson, R L ^a   Shaffer, R A ^a   Johnson, A K ^b   Lewis, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b E11 SSH   (United States)

Author keywords

hindlimb blood flow; neurogenic vasodilation; nitric oxide; rat; S nitrosothiols

Indexed keywords

N(G) NITROARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; S NITROSOCYSTEINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEART RATE; HINDLIMB; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0029919561     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(96)00090-5     Document Type: Article

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