Sepsis decreases the spontaneous and agonist-induced contractile activities in the rat portal vein

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 933-940

  Mastrangelo, Dominique ^a   Frossard, Jean Louis ^a   Hadengue, Antoine ^a   Pastor, Catherine M ^b  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b Div D'h Patologie et de Gastro ent   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Angiotensin II; Cecal ligature and puncture; Nitric oxide; Norepinephrine; Prostaglandin; Spontaneous contractile activity

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; INDOMETACIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NEUROKININ B; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NORADRENALIN; PROSTAGLANDIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SEPSIS; VEIN LIGATION; VEIN PUNCTURE; VENOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0033651374     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(00)80125-7     Document Type: Article

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