Evidence for nitric oxide-mediated sympathetic forearm vasodilatation in humans

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 498, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 531-540

  Dietz, Niki M ^a   Engelke, Keith A ^a   Samuel, Terri T ^a   Fix, Robert T ^a   Joyner, Michael J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; BRETYLIUM; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NORADRENALIN; PHENTOLAMINE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ARM BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY CATHETER; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CHOLINERGIC STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOREARM; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION; VEIN OCCLUSION PLETHYSMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031031860     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1997.sp021879     Document Type: Article

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