Adenosine contributes to hypoxia-induced forearm vasodilation in humans

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2218-2224

  Leuenberger, Urs A ^a   Gray, Kris ^a   Herr, Michael D ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aminophylline; Cholinergic vasodilation

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; ATROPINE;

ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOXIA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0032778772     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1999.87.6.2218     Document Type: Article

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