Nitric oxide limits coronary vasoconstriction by a shear stress-dependent mechanism

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 281, Issue 2 50-2, 2001, Pages

  Stepp, David W ^a   Merkus, Daphne ^a   Nishikawa, Yasuhiro ^a   Chilian, William M ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary circulation; Endothelin; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN; N (2,6 DIMETHYLPIPERIDINOCARBONYL) 4 METHYLLEUCYL DEXTRO (1 METHOXYCARBONYLTRYPTOPHANYL) DEXTRO NORLEUCINE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; VASOPRESSIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY CONSTRICTION; DOG; FLOW RATE; MEASUREMENT; MICROCIRCULATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS;

EID: 0034885027     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2001.281.2.h796     Document Type: Article

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