The role of corticosterone in corticotrophin (ACTH)-induced hypertension in the rat

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1849-1855

  Mangos, George J ^a   Turner, Steven W ^a   Fraser, Tafline B ^a   Whitworth, Judith A ^b  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Biology and Environment   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Glucocorticoid; Hypertension; L arginine; N nitro L arginine; Rat

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0033673455     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200018120-00020     Document Type: Article

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