Dirofilaria immitis: Heartworm infection converts histamine-induced constriction to endothelium-dependent relaxation in canine pulmonary artery

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 146-153

  Kaiser, Lana ^a   Williams, Jeffrey F ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGUANIDINE; CATALASE; CIMETIDINE; HISTAMINE; MEFENAMIC ACID; METHACHOLINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; TRIPELENNAMINE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DOG; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FILARIASIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; NEMATODA;

EID: 0031902078     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/expr.1998.4219     Document Type: Article

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