In vivo treatment with endotoxin increases rat pulmonary vascular contractility despite NOS induction

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 2 I, 1997, Pages 654-658

  Griffiths, Mark J D ^a   Curzen, Nicholas P ^a   Mitchell, Jane A ^a   Evans, Timothy W ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMINOGUANIDINE; ANGIOTENSIN; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; ENDOTOXIN; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INDUCTION; HYPOXIA; LUNG INJURY; LUNG PERFUSION; LUNG RESISTANCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RAT; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0030835782     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.156.2.9606110     Document Type: Article

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