Electrical activation of endothelium evokes vasodilation and hyperpolarization along hamster feed arteries

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 280, Issue 1 49-1, 2001, Pages

  Emerson, Geoffrey G ^a   Segal, Steven S ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conduction; Endothelium; Resistance arteries

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; OMEGA CONOTOXIN; PHENTOLAMINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CELL DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENDOTHELIUM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HAMSTER; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SYMPATHETIC NERVE;

EID: 0035007308     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2001.280.1.h160     Document Type: Article

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