Role of endothelins in regulation of vascular tone in the in situ perfused rat adrenals

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 274, Issue 1 37-1, 1998, Pages

  Mazzocchi, Giuseppina ^a   Malendowicz, Ludwik K ^b   Musajo, Francesco G ^a   Gottardo, Giuseppe ^a   Markowska, Anna ^b   Nussdorfer, Gastone G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b School of Medicine   (Poland)

Author keywords

In situ adrenal perfusion; Vascular resistance; Vasoactive peptides

Indexed keywords

2 [1 (3 AMIDINOTHIOPROPYL) 1H INDOL 3 YL] 3 (1 METHYL 1H INDOL 3 YL)MALEIMIDE; CYCLO(DEXTRO TRYPTOPHYL DEXTRO ASPARTYLPROLYL DEXTRO VALYLLEUCYL); ENDOTHELIN; ENDOTHELIN 3; ENDOTHELIN A RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR; N (2,6 DIMETHYLPIPERIDINOCARBONYL) 4 METHYLLEUCYL DEXTRO (1 METHOXYCARBONYLTRYPTOPHANYL) DEXTRO NORLEUCINE; N ACETYLENDOTHELIN 1 [6-21][11,15 ALANINE]; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; PROTEIN KINASE C;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CARDIOVASCULAR AUTOREGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0031931909     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1998.274.1.e1     Document Type: Article

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