Improvement of endothelial function in insulin-resistant carotid arteries treated with pravastatin

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 466-471

  Dumont, A S ^a   Hyndman, M E ^a   Dumont, R J ^a   Fedak, P M ^a   Kassell, N F ^a   Sutherland, G R ^a   Verma, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelial dysfunction; Fructose induced hypertension; Insulin resistance; Nitric oxide; Rat; Statin

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; PRAVASTATIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INDICATION; ENDOTHELIUM; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034865882     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2001.95.3.0466     Document Type: Article

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