Segmental differences in geometric, elastic and contractile characteristics of small intramural coronary arteries of the rat

Journal of Vascular Research

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 332-344

  Szekeres, Mária ^a   Nádasy, György L ^a   Dézsi, László ^a   Orosz, Miklós ^a   Tökés, Annamáría ^a   Monos, Emil ^a  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Coronary arteries, small; Elasticity, coronary arteries; Intramural coronary vessels; Isolated vessel; PGF(2 ); Vascular biomechanics; Vascular tone

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ELASTICITY; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY;

ANIMALS; ARTERIOLES; BIOMECHANICS; CORONARY VESSELS; DINOPROST; ELASTICITY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PRESSURE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0031786559     PISSN: 10181172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000025603     Document Type: Article

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