Role of nitric oxide in regulation of brain stem circulation during hypotension

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1089-1096

  Toyoda, Kazunori ^a   Fujii, Kenichiro ^a   Ibayashi, Setsuro ^a   Nagao, Tetsuhiko ^a   Kitazono, Takanari ^a   Fujishima, Masatoshi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

7 nitro indazole; Autoregulation; Basilar artery; Cerebral blood flow; N( ) nitro L arginine

Indexed keywords

N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTENSION; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0030856805     PISSN: 0271678X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004647-199710000-00011     Document Type: Article

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