K+-channel blockade inhibits shear stress-induced pulmonary vasodilation in the ovine fetus

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 276, Issue 2 20-2, 1999, Pages

  Storme, Laurent ^a   Rairigh, Robyn L ^b   Parker, Thomas A ^b   Cornfield, David N ^c   Kinsella, John P ^b   Abman, Steven H ^b  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Children's Hospital Colorado   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Endothelium derived relaxing factor; Lambs; Nitric oxide; Potassium channels; Pulmonary circulation; Pulmonary hypertension

Indexed keywords

15 HYDROXY 11ALPHA,9ALPHA EPOXYMETHANOPROSTA 5,13 DIENOIC ACID; 4 AMINOPYRIDINE; APAMIN; CHARYBDOTOXIN; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED RELAXING FACTOR; GLIBENCLAMIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; DATA ANALYSIS; FETUS; FLOWMETER; LUNG CIRCULATION; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SHEAR STRESS; TRANSDUCER; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0033065869     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.1999.276.2.l220     Document Type: Article

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