Endothelin-1-induced vasoconstriction causes a significant increase in portal pressure of rat liver: Localized constrictive effect on the distal segment of preterminal portal venules as revealed by light and electron microscopy and serial reconstruction

Hepatology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 735-747

  Kaneda, Kenji ^a   Ekataksin, Wichai ^b   Sogawa, Mitsue ^b   Matsumura, Akiko ^a   Cho, Akikuni ^b   Kawada, Norifumi ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LIVER PARENCHYMA; LIVER SINUSOID; MALE; NONHUMAN; PORTAL VEIN; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ANIMALS; ENDOTHELIN-1; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PORTAL PRESSURE; PORTAL VEIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0031952913     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510270315     Document Type: Article

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