Effects of connexin-mimetic peptides on nitric oxide synthase- and cyclooxygenase-independent renal vasodilation

Kidney International

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 177-185

  De Vriese, An S ^a   Van de Voorde, Johan ^a   Lameire, Norbert H ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Connexins; EDHF; Gap junctions; Hypertension; Renal microcirculation; Signal transmission

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED HYPERPOLARIZING FACTOR; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; INDOMETACIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PAPAVERINE; PINACIDIL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INFUSION; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTION; IN VIVO STUDY; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; KIDNEY BLOOD VESSEL; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MICROCIRCULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN SECRETION; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION; TISSUE PERFUSION; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0036145214     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2002.00122.x     Document Type: Article

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