Blockade of endogenous nitric oxide production results in moderate hypertension, reducing sympathetic activity and shortening bleeding time in healthy volunteers

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1104-1113

  Albert, J ^a,b   Schedin, U ^a   Lindqvist, M ^a   Melcher, A ^a   Hjemdahl, P ^b   Frostell, C ^a  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bleeding time; L NMMA; Nasal air

Indexed keywords

N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING TIME; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; HEART OUTPUT; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTENSION; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SYMPATHETIC TONE; SYSTEMIC VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0030717531     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1997.tb04852.x     Document Type: Article

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