Simulated microgravity enhances vasoconstrictor responsiveness of rat basilar artery

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 2296-2305

  Zhang, Le Ning ^a   Zhang, Li Fan ^a   Ma, Jin ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

5 hydroxytryptamine; Acetylcholine; Adenosine; Arginine vasopressin; Endothelium derived hyperpolarizing factors; Potassium chloride; Sodium nitroprusside; Tail suspended hindlimb unloading; Thrombin

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE; ARGIPRESSIN; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED HYPERPOLARIZING FACTOR; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SEROTONIN; THROMBIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MICROGRAVITY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0035008895     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.2001.90.6.2296     Document Type: Article

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