Benidipine improves endothelial function in renal resistance arteries of hypertensive rats

Hypertension

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 58-63

  Dohi, Yasuaki ^a,b   Kojima, Masayoshi ^a   Sato, Koichi ^a  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Nagoyashi Kohseiin Geriatric Hosp   (Japan)

Author keywords

acetylcholine; benidipine calcium antagonists; endothelium; nitric oxide; rats, inbred SHR; relaxation; renal artery

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BENIDIPINE; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; MECLOFENAMIC ACID; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NORADRENALIN; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; TIMOLOL; TODRALAZINE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RENAL ARTERY; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0030013162     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.28.1.58     Document Type: Article

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