Blockade of nitric oxide synthase potentiates the suppression of vasodilators by norepinephrine in the hepatic artery

Nitric Oxide - Biology and Chemistry

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 172-179

  Han, Chao ^a   Lautt, W Wayne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Blood flow; Hepatic arterial conductance; Isoproterenol; Liver

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NORADRENALIN; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CAT; ENZYME INACTIVATION; FEMALE; HEPATIC ARTERY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0032819318     PISSN: 10898603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/niox.1999.0220     Document Type: Article

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