Preservation of vascular function in rat mesenteric resistance arteries following cold storage, studied by small vessel myography

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 123, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1555-1560

  McIntyre, C A ^a   Williams, B C ^a   Lindsay, R M ^a   McKnight, J A ^a   Hadoke, P W F ^b,c  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cold storage; Endothelium; Mesenteric resistance arteries; Vascular smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ENDOTHELIN; LINSIDOMINE; NORADRENALIN; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MYOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESISTANCE BLOOD VESSEL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ANIMALS; CAPILLARIES; CRYOPRESERVATION; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERIES; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIME FACTORS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0031920966     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701768     Document Type: Article

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