Contractile response of isolated human hepatic arteries to α-adrenoceptor agonists is not impaired in patients with cirrhosis

Clinical Science

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 505-511

  Hadoke, Patrick W F ^a   Dillon, John F ^a,c   John, Timothy G ^a   Walker, Simon W ^a   Hayes, Peter C ^a   Williams, Brent C ^b  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adrenoceptor; Cirrhosis; Contractile function; Hepatic artery

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; LINSIDOMINE; NORADRENALIN; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADULT; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADULT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NOREPINEPHRINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0031715264     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CS19980099     Document Type: Article

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