Mesenteric and hepatic vascular reactivity in Donryu rats with and without a cholesterol-supplemented diet

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 313, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 221-227

  Ralevic, Vera ^a   Aliev, Gjumrach ^a   Burnstock, Geoffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cholesterol feeding; Donryu rat; Endothelium; Mesenteric artrial bed, rat; P(2X) purinoceptor; Sympathetic neurotransmission

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALPHA,BETA METHYLENEADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CHOLESTEROL; METHOXAMINE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NORADRENALIN; PURINE P2X RECEPTOR; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENDOTHELIUM; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0030591749     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(96)00514-6     Document Type: Article

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