Endothelin and nitric oxide mediate reduced myogenic reactivity of small renal arteries from pregnant rats

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

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

  Gandley, Robin E ^a   Conrad, Kirk P ^a   McLaughlin, Margaret K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelin receptors; NG monomethyl L arginine; Renal circulation; RES 701 1; Resistance vasculature

Indexed keywords

3 (2 CARBOXYMETHOXY 4 METHOXYPHENYL) 1 (3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYPHENYL) 5 PROPOXY 2 INDANCARBOXYLIC ACID; ENDOTHELIN; ENDOTHELIN A RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; NITRIC OXIDE; RES 701 1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MYOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RENAL ARTERY; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0035016563     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.2001.280.1.r1     Document Type: Article

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