Myogenic tone in mesenteric arteries from spontaneously hypertensive rats

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 270, Issue 1 39-1, 1996, Pages

  Izzard, Ashley S ^a   Bund, Stuart J ^a   Heagerty, Anthony M ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

myogenic constriction; vascular smooth muscle; wall tension

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTESTINE PRESSURE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0030043362     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1996.270.1.h1     Document Type: Article

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