Nitric oxide mediates sympathetic vasoconstriction at supraspinal, spinal, and synaptic levels

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 276, Issue 3 45-3, 1999, Pages

  Iida, Noriko ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ganglionic blockade; Mesenteric, renal, and hindquarter tones; Nitric oxide synthase inhibitor N( ) nitro L arginine methyl ester; Spinal transection; 1 receptor blockade

Indexed keywords

N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; SYMPATHETIC TONE; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0032949397     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1999.276.3.h918     Document Type: Article

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