Role of activation of calcium-sensitive K+ channels in NO- and hypoxia- induced pial artery vasodilation

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 4 41-4, 1997, Pages

  Armstead, W M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

cerebral circulation; guanosine 3',5' cyclic monophosphate; newborn; nitric oxide; potassium channel

Indexed keywords

8 BROMO CYCLIC GMP; CYCLIC GMP; IBERIOTOXIN; N ACETYL S NITROSOPENICILLAMINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOXIA; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PIA ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

EID: 0030910054     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.272.4.h1785     Document Type: Article

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