High altitude-induced changes in α1-adrenergic receptors and Ins(1,4,5)P3 responses in cerebral arteries

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 2 41-2, 1997, Pages

  Ueno, Nobumi ^a   Zhao, Yu ^a   Zhang, Lubo ^a   Longo, Lawrence D ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

acclimatization; development; inositol phosphates; norepinephrine; sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; INOSITOL PHOSPHATE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; HYPOXEMIA; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SHEEP;

EID: 0030895075     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1997.272.2.r669     Document Type: Article

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