Nitric oxide synthase inhibition with N(ω)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester affects blood pressure and cardiovascular structure in the genetically hypertensive rat strain

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 433-435

  Ledingham, Janet M ^a   Laverty, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

blood pressure; genetically hypertensive rat strain; morphology; N( ) nitro L arginine methyl ester; nitric oxide; nitric oxide synthase inhibition; rat genetic hypertension; resistance arteries

Indexed keywords

ARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HYPERTENSION; NONHUMAN; RAT; RESISTANCE BLOOD VESSEL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0030957911     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.1997.tb01217.x     Document Type: Article

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