Effect of nitric oxide blockade on the lower limit of the cortical cerebral autoregulation in pentobarbital- anaesthetized rats

International Journal of Microcirculation-Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 277-283

  Preckel, M P ^a   Leftheriotis, G ^b   Ferber, C ^a   Degoute, C S ^a   Banssillon, V ^a   Saumet, J L ^b  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER LYON SUD   (France)

^b Faculté de Médecine d Angers   (France)

Author keywords

Cerebral autoregulation; Cerebral blood flow; Laser Doppler flowmetry; N nitro L arginine

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ENZYME INHIBITOR; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PENTOBARBITAL; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN CORTEX; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; HOMEOSTASIS; MALE; METABOLISM; RAT; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; WISTAR RAT;

ANESTHETICS; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HOMEOSTASIS; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROARGININE; PENTOBARBITAL; PHENYLEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0030280373     PISSN: 01676865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000179186     Document Type: Article

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