The effects of L-arginine on neointimal formation and vascular function following balloon injury in heritable hyperlipidaemic rabbits

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 351-359

  Greenlees, Carol ^a   Wadsworth, Roger M ^a   Martorana, Piero A ^b   Wainwright, Cherry L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b Hoechst Marion Roussel   (Germany)

Author keywords

Balloon injury; Endothelial function; Hyperplasia; L Arginine; Neointimal formation; Rabbit, genetically hyperlipidemic; Vascular injury

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CALCIMYCIN; CARBACHOL; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION INHIBITION;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; ANIMALS; ARGININE; CALCIMYCIN; CARBACHOL; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; MALE; MOLSIDOMINE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PLATELET AGGREGATION; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RABBITS; SEROTONIN; TUNICA INTIMA; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0030760076     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(97)00122-3     Document Type: Article

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