Vascular bed heterogeneity in age-related endothelial dysfunction with respect to NO and eicosanoids

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 303-311

  Matz, Rachel L ^a   De Sotomayor, Maria Alvarez ^a   Schott, Christa ^a   Stoclet, Jean Claude ^a   Andriantsitohaina, Ramaroson ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Ageing; Conductance and resistance arteries; Cyclo oxygenase; Endothelium; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

15 HYDROXY 11ALPHA,9ALPHA EPOXYMETHANOPROSTA 5,13 DIENOIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINE; CALCIMYCIN; CATALASE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; ICOSANOID; INDOMETACIN; N (2 CYCLOHEXYLOXY 4 NITROPHENYL)METHANESULFONAMIDE; N ACETYLPENICILLAMINE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN; PROSTAGLANDIN H2; PROSTAGLANDIN RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THROMBOXANE A2 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; THROMBOXANE B2; VAPIPROST;

AGED; AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ACETYLCHOLINE; AGING; ANIMALS; AORTA; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BODY WEIGHT; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; EICOSANOIDS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ISOENZYMES; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MESENTERIC ARTERIES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; THROMBOXANE B2; VASODILATION;

EID: 0033778214     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703568     Document Type: Article

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