Glucocorticoid-induced renal vasodilatation is mediated by a direct renal action involving nitric oxide

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 6 42-6, 1997, Pages

  De Matteo, R ^a   May, C N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mean arterial pressure; N( ) nitro L arginine

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; KIDNEY VEIN; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0031414457     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1997.273.6.r1972     Document Type: Article

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