Garlic prevents hypoxic pulmonary hypertension in rats

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 275, Issue 2 19-2, 1998, Pages

  Fallon, Michael B ^a,e   Abrams, Gary A ^a,d   Abdel Razek, Tarek T ^c   Dai, Jun ^b   Chen, Shi Juan ^b   Chen, Yiu Fai ^b   Luo, Bao ^a   Oparil, Suzanne ^b   Ku, David D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^c University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^d Pure Gar Company

^e University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Allium sativum; Nitric oxide synthase; Vascular rings

Indexed keywords

N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER;

ALTITUDE DISEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL CATHETERIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; GARLIC; HYPOXIA; HYPOXIC LUNG VASOCONSTRICTION; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG PRESSURE; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RAT; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0031843849     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.1998.275.2.l283     Document Type: Article

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