Sensitivity of norepinephrine-evoked vasoconstriction to pertussis toxin in the old rat

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 274, Issue 6 43-6, 1998, Pages

  Robert, Alain ^a,b   Tran, Nguyen N P ^a   Giummelly, Philippe ^a   Atkinson, Jeffrey ^a   Capdeville Atkinson, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Age; Nicergoline; Norepinephrine; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; NORADRENALIN; PERTUSSIS TOXIN;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0031799056     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1998.274.6.r1604     Document Type: Article

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