Physiological roles of endogenous nitric oxide in lymphatic pump activity of rat mesentery in vivo

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 278, Issue 4 41-4, 2000, Pages

  Shirasawa, Yuichi ^a   Ikomi, Fumitaka ^a   Ohhashi, Toshio ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lymph pump activity; Vital microscope

Indexed keywords

AMINOGUANIDINE; ARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; IN VIVO STUDY; LYMPH FLOW; LYMPH VESSEL; MALE; MESENTERY; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROSCOPY; MODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0033995924     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2000.278.4.g551     Document Type: Article

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