Nitric oxide and the cerebral vascular function

Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 16-26

  Lee, Tony J F ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Cerebral neurogenic vasodilation; Endothelium dependent vasodilation; Migraine headache; Nitric oxide; Subarachnoid hemorrhage induced vasospasm

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; NITRIC OXIDE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

BLOOD VESSEL TONE; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN VASOSPASM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; MIGRAINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0033977393     PISSN: 10217770     EISSN: 14230127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000025425     Document Type: Review

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