Nitric oxide synthase activity in adrenocorticotrophin-induced hypertension in the rat

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 881-883

  Turner, Sw ^a   Mangos, Gj ^a   Whitworth, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Biology and Environment   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adrenocorticotrophic hormone; Blood pressure; Hypertension; Nitric oxide; Rats

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; RAT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TISSUE LEVEL;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0035169743     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1681.2001.03539.x     Document Type: Article

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