Impact of gender and endothelin on renal vasodilation and hyperfiltration induced by relaxin in conscious rats

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 279, Issue 4 48-4, 2000, Pages

  Danielson, Lee A ^a   Kercher, Laurie J ^b   Conrad, Kirk P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelin B receptor; Glomerular filtration; Male and female rats; Nitric oxide; Osmoregulation; Renal blood flow; Renal circulation; RES 701 1

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN; ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; RELAXIN; RES 701 1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEMATOCRIT; KIDNEY CIRCULATION; KIDNEY PLASMA FLOW; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLASMA OSMOLALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ULTRAFILTRATION; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0033680477     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.2000.279.4.r1298     Document Type: Article

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