Nitric oxide synthase inhibition increases aortic stiffness measured by pulse wave velocity in rats

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 351-358

  Fitch, Richard M ^a   Vergona, Ron ^a   Sullivan, Mark E ^a   Wang, Yi Xin ^a  

^a BAYER AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arteries; Blood pressure; Endothelial function; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AORTA ARCH; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD VESSEL COMPLIANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; RAT; RAT STRAIN; WAVEFORM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTA, THORACIC; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PHENYLEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 0034939368     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(01)00299-1     Document Type: Article

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