Arterial vasodilation and vascular connective tissue changes in spontaneously hypertensive rats

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 960-962

  Tsoporis, J ^a,b,d   Keeley, F W ^c   Lee, R M K W ^b   Leenen, F H H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arteries; Collagen; Elastase activity; Elastin; Minoxidil; Spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs)

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; ELASTASE; ELASTIN; MINOXIDIL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEART HYPERTROPHY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; RAT; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT; SUPERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; ARTERIES; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MINOXIDIL; RATS; RATS, INBRED SHR; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0031749850     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005344-199806000-00022     Document Type: Article

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