Endothelin plays an important role in the endothelium-dependent vasodilatation in the human forearm

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 17-22

  Sarabi, M ^c   Millgard J ^c   Hagg A ^c   Ridefelt, P ^c   Henriksson, J ^a   Lind, Lars ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Blood flow; Endothelin; Endothelium; Nitric oxide; Vasodilatation

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED RELAXING FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0033003544     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365519950185968     Document Type: Article

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