Newborn piglet cerebral microvascular responses to epoxyeicosatrienoic acids

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

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

  Leffler, Charles W ^a   Fedinec, Alexander L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenosine 3',5' cyclic monophosphate; Cerebrovascular; Cyclooxygenase; Prostacyclins

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; PROSTACYCLIN DERIVATIVE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BRAIN MICROCIRCULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR AUTOREGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PIA ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN METABOLISM; SWINE;

EID: 0030849665     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.273.1.h333     Document Type: Article

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