Platelet activation is increased in cyclosporin A-induced hypertensive rats

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 56-64

  Reis, Flávio ^a   Tavares, P ^a   Rito, L C ^a   Teixeira, Helena M ^a   Santos Dias, J D ^b   Ferrer Antunes, C ^c   Mesquita, J F ^b   Teixeira, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Calcium homeostasis; Cyclosporin A induced hypertension; Inositol phosphates; Platelets; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CYCLOSPORIN A; INOSITOL PHOSPHATE; SEROTONIN; THROMBOXANE A2;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONIN BLOOD LEVEL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; THROMBOCYTE STRUCTURE;

EID: 0033937676     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005344-200007000-00008     Document Type: Article

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