Increased contribution of L-arginine-nitric oxide pathway in aorta of mice lacking the gene for vimentin

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 552-560

  Zhang, Jin ^a   Henrion, Daniel ^a   Ebrahimian, Talin ^a   Benessiano, Joële ^a   Colucci Guyon, Emma ^b   Langa, Francina ^b   Lévy, Bernard I ^a   Boulanger, Chantal M ^a  

^a HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Cyclic guanosine monophosphate; Cyclooxygenase; Endothelium dependent relaxation

Indexed keywords

7 [3 [(4 PHENYLSEMICARBAZIDO)METHYL] 7 OXABICYCLO[2.2.1]HEPT 2 YL] 5 HEPTENOIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINE; ARGININE; CYCLIC GMP; N (2 CYCLOHEXYLOXY 4 NITROPHENYL)METHANESULFONAMIDE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PHENYLEPHRINE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; VIMENTIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; AORTA; ARGININE; CYCLIC GMP; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NITRIC OXIDE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS; VIMENTIN;

EID: 0034834463     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005344-200110000-00007     Document Type: Article

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