Acetylcholine induces conducted vasodilation by nitric oxide-dependent and -independent mechanisms

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 3 41-3, 1997, Pages

  Doyle, Michael P ^a,b   Duling, Brian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

arteriole; sodium nitroprusside

Indexed keywords

8 BROMO CYCLIC GMP; ACETYLCHOLINE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CHEEK POUCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HAMSTER; MICROCIRCULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0030903825     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.272.3.h1364     Document Type: Article

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