Differential efficacy of vasodilators in hypercholesterolaemic rabbits

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1035-1044

  Rozsa, Zsuzsanna ^a   Pataricza, Janos ^a   Nemeth, Jozsef ^a   Papp, Julius Gy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CHOLESTEROL; CROMAKALIM; ENDOTHELIN; LIPID; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; SUPERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY; THORACIC AORTA;

EID: 0031694070     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.1998.tb06919.x     Document Type: Article

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