Role of nitric oxide in the vasodilator response to mental stress in normal subjects

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1070-1074

  Cardillo, Carmine ^a   Kilcoyne, Crescence M ^a   Quyyumi, Arshed A ^a   Cannon III, Richard O ^a   Panza, Julio A ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; LIMB BLOOD FLOW; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASODILATATION;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FOREARM; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATION;

EID: 0030722754     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00605-X     Document Type: Article

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