Regulation of blood pressure by L-arginine-nitric oxide pathway within the superior colliculus of rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 328, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-67

  D'Amico, Michele ^a,b   Rossi, Francesco ^a   Warner, Timothy D ^b  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; L Arginine; N( ) Nitro L arginine methyl ester (L NAME); Superior colliculus

Indexed keywords

N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

EID: 0031005863     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)83029-4     Document Type: Article

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