Developmental changes in endothelium-dependent vasodilation and the influence of superoxide anions in perinatal rabbit pulmonary arteries

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 125, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1585-1593

  Morecroft, Ian ^a   MacLean, Margaret R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Foetal; Neonate; Nitric oxide; Pulmonary arteries; Superoxide anion; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

HYPOXANTHINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRIENTINE; XANTHINE OXIDASE; ZAPRINAST;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD OXYGEN TENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FETUS; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; RABBIT; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0031794721     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0702217     Document Type: Article

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