Hyposerotonin-induced nitric oxide supersensitivity in the cerebral microcirculation

Headache

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 267-275

  Srikiatkhachorn, Anan ^a   Anuntasethakul, Thiraporn ^a   Maneesri, Supang ^a   Phansuwan Pujito, Pansiri ^b   Patumraj, Suthiluk ^a   Kasantikul, Vira ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b SRINAKHARINWIROT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cerebral microcirculation; Endothelial cells; Migraine; Nitric oxide; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BRAIN CIRCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE; NONHUMAN; PIA ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SUPERSENSITIVITY; VASODILATATION; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

ANIMALS; ARTERIOLES; BRAIN; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; MALE; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; NITRIC OXIDE; RATS; RATS, INBRED WF; SEROTONIN;

EID: 0033993718     PISSN: 00178748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-4610.2000.00040.x     Document Type: Article

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