Dirofilaria immitis: Heartworm infection alters pulmonary artery endothelial cell behavior

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 389-398

  Mupanomunda, Maria ^a   Williams, Jeffrey F ^b   Mackenzie, Charles D ^c   Kaiser, Lana ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

A 23187; bradykinin; canine heartworm; endothelium dependent responses; filariasis; methacholine; nematode; nitroglycerin; pathogenesis; substance P

Indexed keywords

CELL RECEPTOR; CYCLIC GMP; GUANYLATE CYCLASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DOG; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FILARIASIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0031046997     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1997.82.2.389     Document Type: Article

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