Cumulative conducted vasodilation within a single arteriole and the maximum conducted response

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 1 42-1, 1997, Pages

  Rivers, Richaed J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood flow regulation; Cheek pouch; Hamster; Methacholine; Muscarinic agonist

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIOLE; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CHEEK POUCH; HAMSTER; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030740179     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.273.1.h310     Document Type: Article

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