Effect of heartworm infection on fade of norepinephrine-induced constriction in canine pulmonary vein

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 172-177

  Mupanomunda, Maria ^a   Williams, Jeffrey F ^b   Kaiser, Lana ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED RELAXING FACTOR; MEFENAMIC ACID; METHYLENE BLUE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DOG; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HELMINTHIASIS; NONHUMAN; PULMONARY VEIN; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; MEFENAMIC ACID; METHYLENE BLUE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NOREPINEPHRINE; PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES; PULMONARY VEINS; TIME FACTORS; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0030062330     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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