The cGMP pathway is not responsible for the blunted hypoxic vasoconstriction in rat lungs after altitude exposure

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 160, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 393-400

  Asano, Koji ^a,b   Yanagidair A, Y ^a   Yoshimura, K ^a   Sakai, A ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

CGMP inhibitor; Hypobaric hypoxia; Isolated perfused lung; Nitric oxide synthesis inhibitor; Pressor response

Indexed keywords

6 ANILINO 5,8 QUINOLINEQUINONE; ANGIOTENSIN; CYCLIC GMP; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ALTITUDE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOBARISM; HYPOXIA; ISOLATED LUNG; LUNG VASOCONSTRICTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0030794004     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201X.1997.00176.x     Document Type: Article

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