The effect of alpha, adrenoceptor antagonist prazosin on capillary supply, blood flow and performance in a rat model of chronic muscle ischaemia

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-77

  Fulgenzi, G ^a   Graciotti, L ^a   Collis, M G ^a   Hudlicka, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capillary growth; Dilatation; Muscle fatigue

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PRAZOSIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY FLOW; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ILIAC ARTERY; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAPILLARY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; ISCHEMIA; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TIME; VASCULARIZATION;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAPILLARIES; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PRAZOSIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031594958     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1078-5884(98)80095-6     Document Type: Article

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