Nitric oxide decreases lung liquid production in fetal lambs

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1538-1544

  Cummings, James J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth transition; Fetus; Ion transport; Pulmonary circulation

Indexed keywords

AMILORIDE; BENZAMIL; NITRIC OXIDE; SODIUM ION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; ION TRANSPORT; LUNG CIRCULATION; LUNG HEMODYNAMICS; LUNG PRESSURE; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; SHEEP; SODIUM TRANSPORT;

EID: 0030691934     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1997.83.5.1538     Document Type: Article

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