Reactivity of the isolated perfused rat tail vascular bed

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 891-895

  Franca A S ^a   Rossoni, L V ^a   Amaral, S M C ^a   Vassallo, D V ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Calcium; Endothelium; Flow; Perfusion pressure; Phenylephrine; Rat tail vascular bed; Vascular tone

Indexed keywords

PHENYLEPHRINE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTERY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERFUSION; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ARTERIES; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PERFUSION; PHENYLEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 0031174823     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X1997000700012     Document Type: Article

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