5-Hydroxytryptamine - A local regulator of testicular blood flow and vasomotion in rats

Journal of Reproduction and Fertility

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-22

  Collin, O ^a   Damber, J E ^a   Bergh, A ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOUND 48-80; HISTAMINE; KETANSERIN; KETANSERIN TARTRATE; RITANSERIN; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 2 ANTAGONIST; SEROTONIN 2 RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETER; DOSE RESPONSE; EPIDIDYMIS; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; MALE; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; MICROCIRCULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSOAS MUSCLE; RAT; SEROTONIN RELEASE; TESTIS BLOOD FLOW; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030051676     PISSN: 00224251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/jrf.0.1060017     Document Type: Article

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