Reduced sensitivity of fa/fa Zucker rats to adrenomedullin

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1138-1141

  Chan, Catherine B ^a   Johnson, Keith J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adrenomedullin; Hypertension; Obesity; Zucker rat

Indexed keywords

ADRENOMEDULLIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HYPERTENSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0030823013     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y97-139     Document Type: Article

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