The effect of sodium based hypo-osmolality on arterial smooth muscle reactivity in vitro

Research in Experimental Medicine

Volumn 197, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 269-279

  Ezimokhai, Mutairu ^a   Osman, Nawal ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Hypo osmolarity; Reduced Na+ (e); Vascular reactivity

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; INDOMETACIN; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM ION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTERY MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PLASMA OSMOLALITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0031889864     PISSN: 03009130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004330050076     Document Type: Article

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