Pulmonary vascular remodelling in hypoxic rats: Effects of amlodipine, alone and with perindopril

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 416, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 123-131

  Jeffery, Trina K ^a   Wanstall, Janet C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; Ca2+ channel antagonist; Pulmonary hypertension; Pulmonary vascular remodelling

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE BESYLATE; PERINDOPRIL;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART WEIGHT; HYPOXIA; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RAT;

AMLODIPINE; ANIMALS; ANOXIA; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; HYPERTROPHY; LUNG; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PERINDOPRIL; PULMONARY ARTERY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0035937476     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(01)00855-X     Document Type: Article

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