Neuronal nitric oxide synthase mediates halothane-induced cerebral microvascular dilation

Anesthesiology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 125-132

  Staunton, Michael ^a   Drexler, Cathy ^a   Schmid III, Phillip G ^a   Havlik, Heather S ^a   Hudetz, Antal G ^a   Farber, Neil E ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Cerebral blood flow; Hippocampus; Microcirculation

Indexed keywords

7 NITROINDAZOLE; ACETYLCHOLINE; HALOTHANE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN MICROCIRCULATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0033980386     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200001000-00023     Document Type: Article

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