Characterization of the vasodilatatory response to serotonin in human umbilical arteries perfused in vitro. The influence of the endothelium

Early Human Development

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 185-193

  Haugen, Guttorm ^a   Mellembakken, Jan ^a   Stray Pedersen, Sverre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Endothelium; Perfusion; Serotonin; Umbilical artery

Indexed keywords

METHYLENE BLUE; METHYSERGIDE; SEROTONIN;

ARTICLE; ENDOTHELIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PERFUSION; TISSUE CULTURE; UMBILICAL ARTERY; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; INDOMETHACIN; METHYLENE BLUE; METHYSERGIDE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; PERFUSION; SEROTONIN; UMBILICAL ARTERIES; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0031579259     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3782(96)01778-1     Document Type: Article

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