A nitric oxide synthesis inhibitor decreased prostaglandin production in rat mesenteric vasculature

Prostaglandins

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 225-232

  Soma, Masayoshi ^a   Izumi, Yoichi ^a   Watanabe, Yoshiyasu ^a   Kanmatsuse, Katsuo ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CYCLIC GMP; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NORADRENALIN; PROSTACYCLIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; MALE; MESENTERY BLOOD VESSEL; NONHUMAN; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PROSTAGLANDIN RELEASE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; RESISTANCE BLOOD VESSEL;

EID: 0029978376     PISSN: 00906980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0090-6980(96)00006-8     Document Type: Article

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