Enhanced release of nitric oxide in response to changes in flow and shear stress in the superior mesenteric arteries of portal hypertensive rats

Hepatology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1467-1473

  Hori, Naoki ^b   Wiest, Reiner ^b   Groszmann, Roberto J ^a  

^a VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; LIVER PERFUSION; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHEAR STRESS; SUPERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0031737665     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510280604     Document Type: Article

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