Effect of NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester on testicular blood flow and serum steroid hormones during sepsis

Shock

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 416-421

  Sharma, Avadhesh C ^a   Sam II, Albert D ^a   Lee, Lyle Y ^a   Hales, Dale B ^a   Law, William R ^a   Ferguson, James L ^a   Bosmann, H Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NOS2 PROTEIN, RAT; PROGESTERONE; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD FLOW; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; HEART OUTPUT; MALE; RAT; SEPSIS; TESTIS; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CORTICOSTERONE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PROGESTERONE; RATS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SEPSIS; STEROIDS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0032085196     PISSN: 10732322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024382-199806000-00005     Document Type: Article

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