Inhibition of nitric oxide synthase causes profound enhancement of the Bezold-Jarisch reflex

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 66-72

  Araujo, Maria Teresa M ^a   Barker, Louis A ^a   Cabral, Antonio M ^a   Vasquez, Elisardo C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bezold Jarisch reflex; Bradycardia; Hypertension; L NAME; Muscarinic receptors; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME INHIBITION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART RATE; HYPERTENSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ISOLATED HEART; MALE; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REFLEX; SINUS NODE; TACHYCARDIA;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; DEPRESSION, CHEMICAL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HEART RATE; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REFLEX; SEROTONIN;

EID: 0031919786     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7061(97)00302-6     Document Type: Article

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