Resolution of smooth muscle and endothelial pathways for conduction along hamster cheek pouch arterioles

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 278, Issue 2 47-2, 2000, Pages

  Bartlett, Iain S ^a   Segal, Steven S ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelium; Light dye treatment; Microcirculation; Vascular smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEEK POUCH; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HAMSTER; MICROCIRCULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0034058855     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2000.278.2.h604     Document Type: Article

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