Ramipril therapy improves arterial dilation in experimental hypertension

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 188-195

  Hutri Kähönen, Nina ^a,b   Kähönen, Mika ^a,b   Tolvanen, Jari Petteri ^a   Xiumin, Wu ^a   Sallinen, Kirsimarja ^a   Pörsti, Ilkka ^a,b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

ACE inhibitors; blood pressure; endothelium; L NAME; rat, arteries; rat, spontaneously hypertensive

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; DICLOFENAC; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ISOPRENALINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; RAMIPRIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANIMALS; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; DICLOFENAC; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; GLYBURIDE; HYPERTENSION; ISOPROTERENOL; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERIES; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROPRUSSIDE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; RAMIPRIL; RATS; RATS, INBRED SHR; RATS, INBRED WKY; VASODILATION;

EID: 0031023676     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(96)00197-6     Document Type: Article

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