The vasorelaxant hormone relaxin induces changes in liver sinusoid microcirculation: A morphologic study in the rat

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 171, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 541-549

  Bani, D ^a   Nistri, S ^a   Quattrone, S ^a   Bigazzi, M ^a   Sacchi, T B ^a  

^a Istologia e Medicina Legale   (Italy)

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Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BUFFER; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PHOSPHATE; RELAXIN; TAURODEOXYCHOLIC ACID; VASOACTIVE AGENT; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HEMODYNAMICS; LIVER SINUSOID; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; MYOFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; LIVER; LIVER CIRCULATION; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RELAXIN; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0035667474     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1710541     Document Type: Article

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