Chronic hypoxia inhibits postnatal maturation of porcine intrapulmonary artery relaxation

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 5 41-5, 1997, Pages

  Tulloh, R M R ^a   Hislop, A A ^a   Boels, P J ^a   Deutsch, J ^a   Haworth, S G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acetylcholine; endothelium; guanosine 3',5' cyclic monophosphate; pulmonary hypertension; smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CALCIMYCIN; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; ZAPRINAST;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPOXIA; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN SATURATION; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SWINE;

EID: 0030998369     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.272.5.h2436     Document Type: Article

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